F1 driver who has ‘first place in Christian Horner’s coronary heart’ is not Max Verstappen
Max Verstappen was snubbed by Christian Horner as he admitted who maintain first place in his coronary heart.
While many would suppose the reigning three-time world champion is the apple of Horner’s eye, the Dutchman has crushed to the punch by one other driver in what was shock viewing within the second episode of the newly launched sixth season of Netflix’s Drive to Survive.
The Red Bull crew principal has had a starring function on the present since its introduction in 2019 and the latest season is extra of the identical given the latest dominance of the racing crew, having received three Drivers’ Championships and two Constructors’ Championships since 2020.
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During a scene at Horner’s home, the place the 50-year-old was spending time with spouse Geri Horner and their two younger youngsters, he requested his daughter Olivia who her favorite driver was and he or she responded: “All of them… in Red Bull”.
She then switched the query on her father as she requested: “Who’s first place in your heart?” To which he instantly answered: “Daniel Ricciardo”.
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The reply might have surprised viewers contemplating Verstappen’s reign of dominance in addition to Ricciardo not driving for Red Bull anymore however Horner and the Aussie fan favorite have a long-standing historical past collectively given the 34-year-old is a product of the Red Bull academy.
The Leamington Spa native opened up concerning the pair’s relationship as he defined: “Daniel was a product of our junior team. He drove for us for five years, seven GP victories, more than 20 podiums, all achieved in Red Bull Racing cars.”
Ricciardo left Red Bull in 2018 to affix Renault in a less-than-successful interval with the French crew earlier than leaving for McLaren in 2020 as his decline continued which left him with out a race seat for 2023, earlier than becoming a member of AlphaTauri halfway by way of final season to switch a struggling Nyck de Vries.
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Horner spoke about Ricciardo’s faltering profession after leaving Red Bull through the episode the place he stated: “And then he left. I felt disappointed about walking away from the team. He went to Renault. That didn’t work at all for him. And then moved to McLaren, and that was disastrous.”
The Honey Badger retains a driver’s seat for the 2024 season as he’ll race for the rebranded RB F1 Team alongside rising starlet Yuki Tsunoda.
Horner, in the meantime, is at the moment going through an investigation from Red Bull into allegations he behaved inappropriately in the direction of a feminine colleague, who lodged a grievance towards him.