.nitrotech wrote: ↑10 Dec 2025, 18:23After having been part of an ugly power struggle that shook Red Bull, Marko is leaving.
https://twitter.com/F1/status/1998397615608672690
Horner was axed because Yoovidhya is no longer the majority stake holder. The Austrian side wanted him out for a year and a half and couldn't do much except run a smear campaign.Badger wrote: ↑10 Dec 2025, 17:38Is it hard to know? Horner was kept on through all kinds of drama, only when the team became uncompetitive was he axed. That should tell you what the leadership is about. With Horner and Marko gone the power vacuum is gone too. From my perspective the team has more clarity than it has had in a long time, and the vibes seem quite good really. It's a new era trying to bring their own PU and chassi to the front of the grid. I think Max likes where he is at privately and professionally, being onboard with Marko leaving is a sign that he believes in the new leadership. He will pursue this project until the end of his contract and then reevaluate. Only a disaster engine would make him consider jumping ship, but there's no sign of that atm.Emag wrote: ↑09 Dec 2025, 14:11The reshuffling at Red Bull over the past few years really hasn’t looked great from the outside. Ever since Mateschitz passed away, it feels like a power vacuum opened up, leading to an internal struggle with no clear winners. Somehow similar to what happened with McLaren towards the end of the Ron Dennis era. It’s hard to know what the new upper management actually wants for Red Bull Racing, but I do hope this team doesn’t slide into becoming just a flashy marketing project. Although to be fair, their recent investments do suggest they still intend to stay competitive.
It occured to me why he really left. He sees a long, extremely difficult battle ahead as the new engine crap. Looking at the position the team is in now it's the best it will ever be for the next four or so years so might as well leave on a high.
it seems there was more to it than that, was an article there other day that said Marko was the one that lured Alex Dunne out of his McLaren Jr driver contract without approval or knowledge of RBGmbh, and then tried signing him as a red bull driver again without knowledge and corporate had enough.PlatinumZealot wrote: ↑11 Dec 2025, 11:39It occured to me why he really left. He sees a long, extremely difficult battle ahead as the new engine crap. Looking at the position the team is in now it's the best it will ever be for the next four or so years so might as well leave on a high.
