Aston Martin Chief States Christian Horner Is Reaching Out to 'Every F1 Team Principal' in Formula One Regarding a Position

Ex- Red Bull boss Christian Horner has been engaged in a concerted effort to make a return to F1, with Aston Martin's chief, Andy Cowell, stating that Horner had recently been in contact with “pretty much every team owner”.

Settlement Terms Allow Early Return

Horner was dismissed by Red Bull in July and his agreement with the team allows him to rejoin in the early part of next year. Aston Martin are considered a likely home for Horner, who won 14 titles with Red Bull during his 20 years in charge, but Cowell, who also serves as CEO of the team, insisted they were not interested.

“It seems like Christian is ringing up nearly every team owner at the moment,” he stated at the Singapore GP. “I can definitely state there are no plans for the engagement of Christian in an operational or financial role in the future.”

Determined Comeback After Rocky Departure

Horner is understood to be eager to return to the sport. His time at Red Bull ended after a 18-month of upheaval that had begun when he was accused of “improper conduct” by a staff member. Claims which he disputed and for which he was found not guilty twice by an external inquiry.

Haas F1 Also Approached

Ahead of the Grand Prix in Singapore began, the Haas boss, Ayao Komatsu, confirmed Horner had contacted them with his team. “It is true that he contacted us,” he said. “One of our guys had an initial discussion and that was all. Nothing has gone any further. It has concluded.”

Marina Bay Practice Feature Varied Results

In practice sessions at the Marina Bay track, Fernando Alonso topped the leaderboard in the first session, but in the more indicative night running second free practice, McLaren’s Oscar Piastri was quickest.

His title rival Lando Norris, however, labored to minimal gain under the floodlights. He lost time after taking nose damage when Charles Leclerc was released into the McLaren in the pit lane, and could only achieve fifth, nearly a half a second down on Piastri, leaving the UK racer annoyed at his performance. “The car is not 0.5 seconds slower, my driving is to blame,” he told race engineer Will Joseph.

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