Christian Horner 'explores' moving to other sport after being blocked in F1

Former Red Bull team principal Christian Horner is being linked with another sport less than a year on from being sacked by the British F1 team after 20 years with the organisation.

Horner, who guided Red Bull to eight drivers’ championships and six constructors’ titles over a two-decade period, was sacked by the organisation in July 2025.

Since his Red Bull exit, the Englishman has been linked with several F1 teams, including Ferrari and Alpine, while he has made clear that he has "unfinished business" in the sport.

"So far I've been going to pretty much every team on the grid," Horner told The Independent earlier this year.

"I've spoken very little publicly since I left Red Bull, so it's flattering that there's speculation that I'm going to this team or that team, but that's rife in Formula One."

Despite Horner making it clear that he would return to F1, long-time rival and Mercedes boss Toto Wolff has already suggested that a comeback may be tough, claiming the former Red Bull man has “broken a lot of glass”, seemingly referring to his relationship with the sport’s hierarchy.

Wolff also admitted that he was “in two minds” about Horner returning, while adding that the “sport is missing personalities”.

Over the weekend, The Times reported that Horner has no immediate plans to return to F1, despite being able to do so at the Canadian Grand Prix next month, in line with his reported £80 million agreement with Red Bull.

But could Horner return to work in another sport?

The Brit attended the MotoGP race in Jerez, Spain, on Sunday after being invited by F1 president Stefano Domenicali.

Liberty – the owner of F1 – is currently in the process of taking over MotoGP, having purchased it for £3.11 billion in 2025.

The Times claims that this was Horner’s first time attending MotoGP in two decades, with the reason for his appearance being to see whether he would be interested in working in the sport moving forward.

Horner has also received approaches from Formula E and sailing’s America’s Cup, although F1 reportedly remains his priority for the time being, with the Brit having enough capital to purchase any team.