Probably exactly why he was chosen. This is Helmut and Jos’ circus now - presuming, of course, Max stays.

Yeah, Jos’ machinations to increase his influence at Red Bull are definitely all a part of this calculation. Unlikely he’d have that same influence at Mercedes, where it’s very much Toto Wolff’s show. But perhaps the Verstappens think Red Bull is a lost cause now? It’s all very Game of Thrones.

Or maybe it’s all a coincidence and some fresh allegations have surfaced.

That they didn’t wait until the summer break is what has me thinking it’s a part of a move to stop Max triggering his exit clause. Either as part of an agreement with the Verstappens, or as a desperate gesture.

Yeah, that was fun. For some reason this all feels kinda seedy.

Either Horner going is a condition of Verstappen staying, or Verstappen is leaving and Horner’s lost his job over it. Surely.

Perhaps then a result of losing Verstappen. Or god knows. This is a particularly messy silly season.

A condition of Verstappen agreeing to stay perhaps? Or the Red Bull board getting twitchy now Horner doesn’t have Mateschitz to shield him.

I genuinely think fan service is, nine times out of ten, the killer of good storytelling.

I saw that on the broadcast! If I’d been sat at the hairpin watching that trailer on repeat for hours and hours I would’ve hated the F1 movie with a dark passion by the end of it.