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Red Bull team principal Christian Horner is one of the most recognizable faces in Formula 1. He is known for his leadership skills and presence on the Netflix show "Drive to Survive". The Brit has been one of the key figures behind the Austrian team's success in the sport since their introduction in 2005 when they were nicknamed the 'Party team' by the paddock.
Under Horner's leadership, Red Bull has bagged seven Drivers' Championships and six Constructors' Championships, winning over 100 races in the sport - only the sixth team to do so. The team has had two distinct spells of dominance in F1, from 2010-2013 with driver Sebastian Vettel and since 2022 with Max Verstappen at the wheel.
On that note, here are five things that fans might not know about Red Bull boss Christian Horner:
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#1 Christian Horner is the second youngest team principal to win the Constructors' Championship
Christian Horner became the team principal of Red Bull at 31 years of age, the youngest anyone has ever become an F1 team's boss. He also holds the record of being the second youngest team boss to win a Constructors' Championship after the Austrian team secured the title in 2010.
Horner was aged 35 when Sebastian Vettel and Mark Webber led the team on track and won the first of their four titles as a pair ahead of McLaren and Ferrari in 2010.
#2 Horner is married to a Spice Girl
Christian Horner is currently married to Ginger Spice from the group "Spice Girls". Her real name is Geri Halliwell. The couple married in 2015 after dating for five months. They have a son, Montague Horner, born a year after their marriage.
The pair is one of the most famous and fashionable duos in the F1 paddock, attracting media attention whenever they are spotted. Horner and Halliwell are known for their lavish lifestyle as they often take helicopter rides to events across the world and party and vacation on yachts in some of the most luxurious locations.
#3 Helmut Marko played a key role in Honrer's life before F1
Red Bull advisor Helmut Marko and Christian Horner had known each other before their time in F1 as the latter had bought a trailer from the Austrian during his Arden days in Formula 3000.
The Brit recalled the story of his first encounter with Marko as it involved him going to Graz to buy the trailer that the latter was selling. The 81-year-old asked Horner to pay the money upfront and expect the delivery in a week, a promise that Marko kept.
Helmut Marko later played another key role in Christian Honrer's life as he suggested his name to Red Bull co-owner Deitrich Matescitz as their team boss when they debuted in F1 in 2005.
#4 He is the highest-paid team principal
Closing in on two decades at the Milton Keynes outfit, the 50-year-old is the highest-paid team principal on the current grid, netting around $10 million every year for his role.
The astronomical figure has been a key contributor to his growing net worth over the past years, which is currently $50 million (via Celebrity Net Worth).
#5 He drove in the Formula 3000
Before driving the success of Arden in Formula 3000, Christian Horner drove professionally in the same category in the early '90s.
He founded the Arden Racing team after taking a loan from his father and raced for them for several years before giving up his career after several years after a lack of progress and went into management.
