In the press release from Red Bull on Wednesday, no formal reasons for Horner's exit were provided. However, according to a report from Auto Motor und Sport, there were a number of factors that fed into the decision to relieve the long-serving team principal of his duties ahead of the Belgian Grand Prix.

More light has been shed on the reasons behind Christian Horner's stunning dismissal as Red Bull F1 team principal. Horner's two-decade tenure in charge of the F1 giants came to an abrupt end this week, with the 51-year-old issuing an emotional goodbye to the team with whom he celebrated 14 world championship victories.