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Christian Horner fired after 20 years as Red Bull team principal
After two decades at the helm, Red Bull team principal Christian Horner has been sacked. This news comes after weeks of speculation about Max Verstappen’s future at Milton Keynes – which has had repercussions for Horner’s leadership. Horner replaced after failure to address key issues at Red Bull It was roughly eighteen months ago that […]

After two decades at the helm, Red Bull team principal Christian Horner has been sacked. This news comes after weeks of speculation about Max Verstappen’s future at Milton Keynes – which has had repercussions for Horner’s leadership.
Horner replaced after failure to address key issues at Red Bull
It was roughly eighteen months ago that Christian Horner found himself surrounded in controversy.
The 51-year-old was faced with allegations that, beyond generating plenty of discussion in F1 news cycles, created rifts within the team.
At the height of this controversy, Jos Verstappen (father of Max) passionately argued that Horner should resign from his position.

Jos Verstappen argued that the British team principal was negatively impacting the team and having a detrimental impact.
“There is tension here while he remains in this position,” he claimed.
“The team is in danger of being torn apart. It can’t go on the way it is. It will explore – he is playing the victim, when he is the one causing the problems.”
When Max Verstappen was asked about his father’s comments, he refused to distance himself from them.
As 2024 progressed, these early-season tensions at Red Bull de-escalated, at least on the surface.
However, this does not mean the team recovered from the words exchanged at the beginning of the year.
Over the last few weeks, LWOS has been among several outfits to report on talks between Verstappen and Mercedes.
One report on this saga, however, is particularly relevant to Christian Horner’s reported dismissal.
It was German outlet AMuS who wrote that Max Verstappen’s camp wanted Horner to have less influence on Red Bull’s decision-making.
This demand is understood to have been part of discussions for Verstappen to continue with Red Bull team – amidst their declining performance.
Whilst Horner’s departure is unlikely to guarantee that Verstappen will stay, it certainly represents a clear and intentional shift.
This move is unlikely to have happened without the Dutchman being informed beforehand.
Not only does Horner’s exit mark the end of an era at Red Bull, but it demonstrates a recognition of the team’s shortcomings.

Rectifying the situation at Red Bull
Of course, Christian Horner being fired does not necessarily mean that Red Bull’s performance in 2025 will improve.
There aren’t many upgrades scheduled for the RB21, with Red Bull shifting their focus to next year’s regulations.
Horner’s departure is, however, relevant for how the team will handle its other problems. These include the growing risk of losing Verstappen, in addition to the recent ‘brain drain’ from Milton Keynes.
Over the last eighteen months, Red Bull’s driver situation has been extremely unstable.
Verstappen has seen three different teammates in less than a year – representative of the instability at the team.
Laurent Mekies, who will replace Horner, is tasked with bringing some calm to the uneasy waters at Red Bull.
Considering Mekies’ high appraisal for Yuki Tsunoda, no driver changes should be expected for the remainder of 2025.
In this sense, there should be some sense of continuity within the team.
On the Verstappen front, the Frenchman’s good relations with the Dutchman will be essential
Mekies, who joins from VCARB, is tasked with showing Verstappen that Milton Keynes are progressing ahead of 2026.
Considering the strained nature of Horner’s relationship with the Verstappen camp, Mekies has a chance to start fresh.
Beyond this, Red Bull’s new team principal must prevent the continued loss of top personnel from Milton Keynes.
Adrian Newey, Rob Marshall and Jonathan Wheatley are some of many senior figures to leave in the last year.
Marshall, who is often overlooked in discussions about the F1 engineering market, has been integral to McLaren’s success.
A new era begins
Moving forward, Red Bull will work to reverse this trend – which has seen them losing top talents to rivals.
Since Newey’s exit, Christian Horner has given more influence to Pierre Wache – who is currently the team’s technical director.
In fact, even before Newey left, Horner was responsible for making Wache a bigger voice in Red Bull’s development.
This likely contributed to Newey’s move to Aston Martin, who felt increasingly marginalised at Milton Keynes.
Although the 66-year-old’s exact motivations for leaving Red Bull have not been disclosed the polemics of early 2024 almost certainly played a role.
Regardless, after a second season of virtually zero progression, Wache’s position might be re-assessed under new team principal Laurent Mekies.
Red Bull’s Technical Director has enjoyed very limited success since spear-heading development.
The aftermath of Red Bull’s blockbuster decision remains to be seen – but whatever happens, it marks a new era.
Main photo: Mark Thompson/Getty Images (via Red Bull content pool)
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Insider calls for NASCAR ‘reset’ on Cup Series, playoffs after Watkins Glen: ‘What is even the point’
A NASCAR insider wants the governing body to get back to basics when it comes to the Cup Series and the playoffs. On The Teardown podcast, Jeff Gluck of The Athletic sounded off on the playoff system after covering the Watkins Glen race. “I’m almost there, where everything needs a rest,” Gluck said. “I don’t […]

A NASCAR insider wants the governing body to get back to basics when it comes to the Cup Series and the playoffs. On The Teardown podcast, Jeff Gluck of The Athletic sounded off on the playoff system after covering the Watkins Glen race.
“I’m almost there, where everything needs a rest,” Gluck said. “I don’t know how you do it, but I’m almost there on what is even the point of playoffs at all. What is even the point of a 10-race chase? I get all the drawbacks, and could you have runaways and all this stuff? I don’t think you can argue that a large part of the fanbase is airing frustration because they have feelings of how things were or how things used to be, and they want the simplicity back in whatever way it is.”
Gluck then talked about the Watkins Glen race and what happened with Kyle Larson. If there were no playoffs in the NASCAR Cup Series, Gluck said that Larson would be the story of the day because his last-place finish at Watkins Glen would have prevented him from winning the NASCAR Cup Series Championship. But with him already clinching a spot in the playoffs, the last-place finish for Larson is an afterthought.
Should NASCAR re-evaluate the playoffs?
“I just don’t think it’s going to be easy to soothe them,” Gluck said about NASCAR fans. “There’s not one thing right now that’s going to make everybody happy again. How do you rest things? How do you sort of get back to simplicity, back to basics a little bit, where people are going to be like, ‘Okay, this is something we feel good about?’
NASCAR’s playoff system has been in existence in the Cup Series since the 2004 season. There have been changes over the years, and the current format features 16 qualified drivers competing in the final 10 races of the season. After three races, four drivers are eliminated, and the final four compete in the NASCAR Cup Series Championship Race at Phoenix Raceway in November.
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REIGNITE Launches e-Motorsports Division! Nine Players Gather to Participate in JEGT
Global esports team “REIGNITE” is making a full-scale entry into the e-motorsports field.On Friday, August 8, 2025, the team established a new division that will focus its activities on Japan’s largest tournament, “JEGT,” and welcomed nine elite players and one coach.Exciting racing scenes will now unfold on a new stage. New e-Motorsports Division Established! Nine […]

Global esports team “REIGNITE” is making a full-scale entry into the e-motorsports field.
On Friday, August 8, 2025, the team established a new division that will focus its activities on Japan’s largest tournament, “JEGT,” and welcomed nine elite players and one coach.
Exciting racing scenes will now unfold on a new stage.
New e-Motorsports Division Established! Nine Players and a Coach Gather

REIGNITE established a new e-motorsports division on Friday, August 8, 2025.
With Takaya Kusano serving as coach, a total of 10 new players joined:
Utilizing internal competition, the team is creating an environment where everyone can improve together.
The new team is centered around young players who aspire to become future top racers, and great things are expected from them.
The new division’s main battleground will be “JEGT (Japan Electronic sports Grand Touring),” one of the largest e-motorsports tournaments in Japan.
REIGNITE will participate in the Challenge League for the 2025 season with the goal of advancing to the top-tier Grand Prix Series.
Gran Turismo 7 has also been selected as an official title for the 20th Asian Games to be held in Aichi-Nagoya in 2026.
By leveraging the esports operation know-how it has cultivated over the years, REIGNITE aims to create a new wave of excitement in the e-motorsports industry as well.
REIGNITE’s new challenge will bring a breath of fresh air to the domestic e-motorsports scene.
What kind of drama awaits on the stage where cutting-edge racing and strategy intersect? Fan expectations are only growing.
For more information on REIGNITE’s future endeavors, be sure to check out the REIGNITE official website, REIGNITE’s official X (@ReigniteJP), and REIGNITE’s official Instagram (@reignite_ent)!
Engine on. We race to win.
──REIGNITE e-Motorsports 部門、始動。 pic.twitter.com/N9tI3WRYP9
— REIGNITE (@ReigniteJP) August 8, 2025
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Robbie Brewer dies after medical emergency, crash at North Carolina track
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Robbie Brewer, a short-track racecar driver, died over the weekend after suffering a medical emergency while competing in a race. Brewer’s vehicle smashed head-on into a wall at Bowman Gray Stadium in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, on Saturday night. He was competing in the 20-lap Sportsman Series race, […]

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Robbie Brewer, a short-track racecar driver, died over the weekend after suffering a medical emergency while competing in a race.
Brewer’s vehicle smashed head-on into a wall at Bowman Gray Stadium in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, on Saturday night. He was competing in the 20-lap Sportsman Series race, which occurs every weekend across four divisions.
The car came to a halt near the finish line, and the 53-year-old Brewer was taken out of it after track workers took the roof off.
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Track crew members rip the roof off of Robbie Brewer’s car to remove him after a medical emergency in the first 20-lap Sportsman Series race at Bowman Gray Stadium, Saturday, Aug. 9, 2025, in Winston-Salem, N.C. (Walt Unks/The Winston-Salem Journal via AP)
Brewer was rushed to Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist hospital, where he eventually died, per the Winston-Salem Journal.
“We are saddened by the passing of Robbie Brewer after he was transported to an area medical facility following an on-track medical incident,” track officials said in a statement on Sunday.
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“Robbie was a talented and passionate race, and highly respected competitior among his peers. Our thoughts and prayers are with Robbie’s family and friends at this time.”
Details of Brewer’s medical emergency were not disclosed.

Robbie Brewer’s car skids down the front stretch after a wreck on the restart on lap 16 of the first 20-lap Sportsman Series race at Bowman Gray Stadium on Saturday, Aug. 9, 2025, in Winston-Salem, N.C. (Walt Unks/The Winston-Salem Journal via AP)
Brad Lewis, a fellow driver at Bowman Gray, said Brewer “was like a big brother to me even though we were not that far apart in age.” Lewis’ race shop was near where Brewer lived.
“He was a wheelman thorugh and through,” Lewis added. “I’m not only going to honor him the rest of the season, but for as long as we race out there. He’ll be missed.”
Brewer has been racing at the track, which served as a preseason NASCAR Cup Series exhibition event back in February, since 1990.

Track crew work to remove Sportsman Series driver Robbie Brewer from his car after suffering a medical emergency on the restart on lap 16 of the first 20-lap Sportsman Series race at Bowman Gray Stadium, on Saturday, Aug. 9, 2025, in Winston-Salem, N.C. (Walt Unks/The Winston-Salem Journal via AP)
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Brewer made almost 260 Sportsman Division starts, and he won the championship in 2011, according to the Winston-Salem Journal.
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Veteran driver Robbie Brewer dies after medical emergency during race
Aug 11, 2025, 01:23 PM ET WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. — A veteran stock car driver at a North Carolina short track died over the weekend after suffering a medical emergency while competing in a race, officials said. Robbie Brewer’s car struck head-on a wall on the quarter-mile (0.40-kilometer) track at Bowman Gray Stadium in Winston-Salem and […]

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. — A veteran stock car driver at a North Carolina short track died over the weekend after suffering a medical emergency while competing in a race, officials said.
Robbie Brewer’s car struck head-on a wall on the quarter-mile (0.40-kilometer) track at Bowman Gray Stadium in Winston-Salem and came to a stop near the start-finish line.
Track workers peeled away the roof to remove 53-year-old Brewer, and an ambulance took him to Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist hospital, after which he died, the Winston-Salem Journal reported.
“We are saddened by the passing of Robbie Brewer after he was transported to an area medical facility following an on-track medical incident,” track officials said Sunday in a statement. “Robbie was a talented and passionate racer, and highly respected competitor among his peers. Our thoughts and prayers are with Robbie’s family and friends at this time.”
Details of the medical emergency weren’t released.
Brewer was competing in a 20-lap Sportsman Division race at Bowman Gray, where thousands of racing fans turn out weekly on Saturday nights in the spring and summer for races across four divisions. Bowman Gray also was the locale for this year’s preseason NASCAR Cup Series exhibition event in early February.
Brewer’s first career start at the oval came in 1990, and he made nearly 260 starts in the Sportsman Division, winning the points championship in 2011, the newspaper reported.
Fellow Bowman Gray driver Brad Lewis, whose race shop is near where Brewer lived, said Brewer “was like a big brother to me even though we were not that far apart in age.”
“He was a wheelman through and through,” Lewis said. “I’m not only going to honor him the rest of the season but for as long as we race out there. He’ll be missed.”
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Judge Rejects NASCAR Motion Over Alleged Fake Evidence in Charter Case
In a brief but sharply worded order that chastised NASCAR for making a “play to the court of public opinion and perhaps color [the judge’s] perception” of 23XI Racing, Front Row Motorsports and their counsel, U.S. District Judge Kenneth D. Bell on Monday denied NASCAR an order that would have required 23XI and Front Row […]

In a brief but sharply worded order that chastised NASCAR for making a “play to the court of public opinion and perhaps color [the judge’s] perception” of 23XI Racing, Front Row Motorsports and their counsel, U.S. District Judge Kenneth D. Bell on Monday denied NASCAR an order that would have required 23XI and Front Row to show cause over allegations of submitting fake evidence and attorney-scripted testimony.
Bell wrote that NASCAR’s motion “does not productively move this case forward.” He reminded the parties the antitrust case is “important” because it “risks the fortunes of NASCAR” and the two teams. The case also “significantly impacts all the other companies and individuals who depend on their success (as well as legions of stock car racing fans),” Bell stressed.
Last Friday, NASCAR accused 23XI—which is co-owned by Michael Jordan, Denny Hamlin and Curtis Polk—and Front Row, along with the teams’ attorneys, of presenting fake evidence and scripted letters. The accusation implied that Bell was duped into granting a preliminary injunction last December. The injunction, later vacated by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, ensured the two teams could enjoy the rights and face the obligations of the 2025 charter agreements without having to agree to a mutual release provision.
Bell’s decision last December was based in part on assertions, purportedly from 23XI drivers Tyler Reddick and Bubba Wallace, that they were very worried about the lack of charters and how the absence of charters would impact their careers and contracts. A month earlier, a different federal judge, Frank D. Whitney, denied essentially the same motion on grounds 23XI and Front Row had submitted insufficient evidence that an injunction was necessary for them to avert irreparable harm, meaning the kind of harm that monetary damages could not later remedy.
Bell on Monday suggested NASCAR misunderstood where his focus rests. The judge wrote his concern is “not on how” evidence and affidavits “came to be” but instead on “determining what truthful substance they hold.”
Along those lines, Bell reasoned that “regardless of whether or not the driver letters were prompted or even written by someone connected to Plaintiffs,” the substance of those letters is what counts. He added that “counsel often prepare their witnesses for depositions with suggestions on how to phrase answers.”
Last Friday, attorney Jeffrey Kessler, who is lead counsel for 23XI Racing and Front Row in the litigation, slammed NASCAR for “yet another baseless distraction.”
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Cadillac F1 team told they should consider ‘most adaptable’ NASCAR driver for 2026
The Formula 1 grid is expanding in 2026 with the addition of an 11th team in the form of Cadillac. It follows a lengthy tender process for new teams set out by the FIA and F1, with Cadillac taking over what was previously the Andretti entry. Andretti was initially rejected because F1’s commercial rights holders […]

The Formula 1 grid is expanding in 2026 with the addition of an 11th team in the form of Cadillac.
It follows a lengthy tender process for new teams set out by the FIA and F1, with Cadillac taking over what was previously the Andretti entry.
Andretti was initially rejected because F1’s commercial rights holders felt it would not add value and held concerns over its competitiveness.
Cadillac would take over the entry bid and was duly accepted, with the American outfit set to join in 2026 as a customer team before bringing in its parent company, General Motors, as a power unit manufacturer in 2028.
Questions are now being raised over who could be part of their driver lineup, and James Hinchcliffe has suggested a driver he thinks would make an impact in a column for F1.com.

James Hinchcliffe suggests NASCAR driver for Cadillac F1 team
Mercedes and former Sauber F1 driver Valtteri Bottas has been slated as a potential candidate for Cadillac, given his recent experience.
Bottas teased a drive with Cadillac on his social media channels, indicating that it might not be too long before we see him back on the grid.
Cadillac will likely want to have an American talent, and while the continent is not short of potential drivers, Hinchcliffe has highlighted NASCAR driver Connor Zilisch.
“Competing full time in the [NASCAR] Xfinity Championship in 2025, he already has three wins in the season, including his first oval victory. Given his road racing background, it is incredibly impressive that he is now competitive on the types of track that a lot of the drivers he’s racing against trained on exclusively on their rise to this level,” said Hinchcliffe.
“And that’s really my point on Zilisch – he seems to be one of the most adaptable drivers that I’ve ever seen. Watching what he’s done so far gives me the feeling that if he was given a proper programme in an open wheel car, and a season or two of F2 to cut his teeth, he could be F1-worthy in short order. And he has the time, because despite the impressive CV he is still only 19 years old.”
READ MORE: All to know about General Motors’ Cadillac F1 team from engine to drivers
Sergio Perez slated for F1 return with Cadillac
With Bottas firmly on the list for a potential comeback, there could also be another former F1 face who rejoins the grid after a period of absence.
Sergio Perez has been slated for a comeback with Cadillac after being dropped by Red Bull at the end of the 2024 season, following a difficult campaign for the Mexican.
While it looked like things had reached their natural end for the Mexican, the performances from Liam Lawson and Yuki Tsunoda have not been the improvement expected.
Perez was bought out of his contract for £11 million last year and is currently being paid not to race for Red Bull, having initially agreed a deal with the team to extend last year.
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