Horner, who is the last remaining team principal from Red Bull’s inaugural year in 2005, expressed his observations about the evolving landscape of F1 leadership: “I had the privilege of seeing up close how some legendary leaders were operating when I first came into the sport. Bernie Ecclestone and Max Mosley were running the business very tightly. But then there was Ron Dennis, there was Jean Todt, there was Flavio Briatore. Big personalities, big characters.”
He continued, “I suppose the difference between now and then is that they were all quite entrepreneurial, and they thought of the bigger picture whereas now you see a bunch of managers in the room that are very short termist, who only focus on their little area. So that’s been an interesting change.”