Jos Verstappen is not known to be a patient man. The length of time it took Red Bull to sack Christian Horner after last year’s ‘sexting’ scandal must have felt like an eternity for the Briton’s arch-nemesis.

Christian Horner’s sour relationship with Max Verstappen’s father Jos played a role in the Red Bull team principal’s sudden dismissal, former Formula One team boss Gunther Steiner has claimed. Horner’s tenure as boss of Red Bull was dramatically brought to an end on Wednesday,

Christian Horner was removed as team principal of Red Bull F1 on Wednesday with his strained relationship with Jos Verstappen belived to have played a role in his departure