Christian Horner has been removed from his roles as chief executive and team principal of Red Bull Racing after an illustrious 20-year tenure to send shockwaves through the world of Formula 1

Red Bull chief Christian Horner has been sacked by the Formula One giants. The husband of former Spice Girl, Geri Halliwell, survived in his role team principal last year after he was cleared of coercive behaviour towards his colleague. Horner was twice cleared during internal investigations of wrongdoing.

Red Bull shocked the sporting world on Wednesday (July 9) by confirming that they have parted ways with the team's principal, Christian Horner. Horner was in charge for 20 years, and the decision comes amid rumours of Max Verstappen leaving for Mercedes.