Verstappen's camp confirms: 'Horner played a major role in Red Bull's problems'

A week ago, Nelson Piquet Jr. caused a stir by 'revealing' that Verstappen is going to make the switch to Mercedes. In the Pelas Pistas podcast, Kelly Piquet's brother now states that Red Bull had difficulty attracting the right people, because it did not seem pleasant to work within Red Bull.

Piquet heard that Horner's style of leadership rubbed people the wrong way. “It was about sharing tasks a little bit more and Horner didn’t want to do that. He wanted to maintain control over everything, both teams, over the engines; he wanted to be in control of everything."

Horner has now been sent away by Red Bull GmbH. The public should not feel sorry for the former team principal, thinks the Brazilian. "For him, it was a win-win situation. If he gets all the power, for him, it’s a giant moral [stance]. And if he doesn’t, he gets a huge amount of money, almost 100 million dollars."