Aston Martin chief claims Horner is ringing ‘every team owner’ in F1 for a job

<ul><li><p>Haas and Aston Martin approached by former team chief</p></li><li><p>McLaren’s Oscar Piastri tops FP2 time sheets in Singapore</p></li></ul><p>The former Red Bull team principal Christian Horner has been engaged in a concerted effort to make a return to Formula One, with the Aston Martin team principal, Andy Cowell, asserting that Horner had recently been in contact with “pretty much every team owner”.</p><p>Horner was <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2025/jul/09/christian-horner-sacked-by-red-bull-after-20-years-as-principal-at-f1-team">dismissed by Red Bull</a> in July and his <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2025/sep/22/christian-horner-formally-leaves-red-bull-f1">settlement with the team</a> allows him to return in the early part of next year. Aston Martin are considered a potential destination for Horner, who won 14 titles with Red Bull during his 20 years in charge but Cowell, who is also CEO of the team, insisted they were not interested.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2025/oct/03/christian-horner-red-bull-aston-martin-haas-singapore-gp-f1">Continue reading...</a>