Christian Horner has revealed one big difference that will incorporate any potential return the former Red Bull boss makes to Formula 1.
Horner has been out of the game, as it were, since July last year, when he was unceremoniously axed by the Milton Keynes-based squad just days after the British Grand Prix.
In that time, the 51-year-old has kept out of the spotlight, but has not escaped the lips of those within the sport, as he began apparently plotting a return from within the shadows.
Rumours have ranged from replacing Fred Vasseur at Ferrari, to seeking roles within Haas, and a potential financially-driven involvement with Alpine.
The latter is the most prominent and most likely, as it has been confirmed by Flavio Briatore that he has begun negotiations to secure a minority stake in the team.
Horner was an omnipresent figure in F1 from 2005, when he was appointed Team Principal of Red Bull.
In those two decades, he oversaw the team turn from midfielders to champions, winning eight Drivers’ titles and six Constructors’ successes.
But Horner, speaking to the Today Show Australia, where he is about to begin a speaking tour before the start of the new season, stated that if he is to return, it will not be on the pit wall.
“I’ve done my shift,” he said. “For me, if I were to come back, it would be in a slightly different role for the one that I performed over the last 21 years or so.
“We’ll see. The interest in the sport is sky high. There are some fantastic people that want to invest in F1.”
Horner also recently stated that whilst he is in “no rush” to return to F1, he feels he has “unfinished business,” given the way his tenure at Red Bull came to an end.
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