CHRISTIAN HORNER has dropped his biggest hint yet over a return to F1.
The 52-year-old insists he has “unfinished business” in the sport – but he will only come back for something that can WIN.
Former Red Bull Racing Team Principal Christian Horner has opened up on an F1 returnCredit: Getty
It’s the first time he has spoken publicly since his sacking fromlast year and while he admits he could stop his career now, he would get back into the game if the right opportunity comes up.
– who is eligible for a return to the paddock from spring – has stated he would want to be a partner as he broke his silence on his axing and what an ideal return towould look like.
Talking at the European Motor Show in Dublin on Saturday, he said: “I feel like I have unfinished business in Formula 1.
“It didn’t finish the way that I would have liked it to finish.
“But I am not going to come back for just anything. I am only going to come back for something that can win.
“I don’t want to go back in the paddock unless I have something to do.
“I miss the sport, I miss the people, I miss the team that I built.
“I had 21 incredible years in Formula 1. I had a great run, won a lot of races, championships and worked with some amazing drivers, engineers and partners.
“I don’t need to go back. I could stop my career now. So I would only go back for the right opportunity to work with great people, and to work in an environment where people want to win, and they shared that desire.
“I would want to be a partner, rather than just a hired hand, but we will see how it plays out. I am not in a rush. I don’t need to do anything.”
Horner continued: “What has been fascinating is that this is the first time I have actually spoken to anyone [since leaving Red Bull].
“[In the media] I think I have been going to every single team, which has ranged from the back of the grid, to the middle of the grid, and to the front of the grid.
“There just seems to be an appetite as to: ‘What am I going to do? Where am I going to go?’
“The reality is that until the spring I can’t do anything anyway.
“It is very flattering to keep being associated with all of these different teams.”
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