Red Bull are in crisis and Christian Horner has a chilling theory about why Change your timezone: Red Bull are in crisis and Christian Horner has a chilling theory about why This could be bad for Red Bull After two decades of glorious success Red Bull appears to be in the midst of an F1 crisis, and Christian Horner has a theory about why. The energy drinks giant made waves in motorsport as Horner built up one of the most successful operations in F1 history, claiming eight drivers' championships and six constructors' titles after taking charge in 2005 following the takeover of the Jaguar team. But now the team is at a crucial point in its evolution, struggling to keep pace with the grid's 2026 front runners and fighting desperately to hang onto its one remaining star asset. Four-time world champion driver Max Verstappen is currently pondering his future with an exit clause in his contract about to become active. He is being strongly linked with a move to McLaren. Losing Verstappen would be disastrous for Red Bull, on the back of a worrying talent drain which has seen a galaxy of F1 stars leave in the past 24 months. Adrian Newey, Jonathan Wheatley, Helmut Marko and Rob Marshall are just some of the big names to exit stage left, while Verstappen's race engineer Gianpiero Lambiase is headed to McLaren and chief engineer Paul Monaghan is rumoured to be joining Cadillac. The biggest fish of all to leave Red Bull though was Horner himself, fired by the team just over a year to the day in July 2025. F1 HEADLINES: Mercedes disqualification risk as Lewis Hamilton gets title boost No Horner no party for Red Bull The sacking of the 52-year-old Englishman did not appear (on the face of it