25/07/2025 07:25
Yuki Tsunoda has revealed to receiving a message of support from
axed Red Bull boss Christian Horner ahead of this weekend's Belgian
Grand Prix. The event will mark the first time in Red Bull's
history that Horner will not be in charge of the team during a race
weekend. Just days after the British Grand Prix, Red Bull announced
that Horner had departed the organisation, ending his 20-year stint
as team principal. Horner took time to message his former driver on
the eve of round 13 of the F1 campaign to encourage Tsunoda
following his struggle for results alongside Max Verstappen. "I
appreciate how Christian supported me at various races," Tsunoda
told the media, including RacingNews365 . "I got a message from him
yesterday. [He said] 'Show what you can do'." When asked if he was
surprised by Horner's exit, Tsunoda stated: "Definitely, yes,
surprising for me. "It's such a big, big change. The last 20
years, since Red Bull signed with Christian, they always worked
with Christian. "It's a big change for the team. I got information
from Helmut on that day. "That's pretty much all I can say on that.
I'm just focused on driving." Former Racing Bulls team boss Laurent
Mekies has replaced Horner in the leading Red Bull role. After
working with Mekies throughout 2024 and the early stages of the
current season, Tsunoda has endorsed the appointment. "I'm sure he
can bring something that he found in Racing Bulls, and he brings
the positives that he's done in the last two years," he said "Maybe
under a third perspective, it's good that a new person came in and
saw a new perspective, new angles. "Let's see how he's going to
approach it. But also, we have a lot of good people already. They
know what they're doing."
