Max Verstappen doesn’t think Christian Horner’s firing at Red Bull “will matter at all" amid speculation that he could leave the team after this season. “Life is unpredictable, but in general I’m very happy where I’m at and I hope — and it was still the target that we set out when we signed the new deal — that I would drive here until the end of my career,

Max Verstappen has fielded questions from the media for the first time since Christian Horner was removed as his Red Bull F1 team boss

Horner’s axing, a couple of days after the British Grand Prix earlier this month, brought down the curtain on his 20-year rule as Team Principal, having been appointed ahead of Red Bull’s entrance in 2005. Horner has been replaced by Laurent Mekies, who makes the step up to Red Bull’s senior team after 18 months as Racing Bulls’ team principal.