Red Bull and its driver Max Verstappen are still crushing Formula 1. The Austrian team, undermined by internal fights, is also weakened by the "Horner affair" Two clans are engaged in a struggle for influence with high financial stakes, according to observers.

A departure of Horner could also precipitate the flight of several major elements of the team such as for example the brilliant engineer Adrian Newey, designer of the Red Bull single-seaters, or the technical director Pierre Waché.