Marko: Horner contracted until 2017 with Red Bull
30 January, 2013
Christian Horner with Helmut Marko and Sebastian Vettel
Red Bull’s Dr Helmut Marko has hit back at rumours that team boss Christian Horner could be defecting to Ferrari.
It recently emerged that Briton Horner, the 39-year-old who has sat at the helm of the Milton Keynes based team as Sebastian Vettel raced to triple consecutive titles, visited Maranello.
It has since become clear that Horner was not the only F1 figure at Ferrari’s headquarters, as Bernie Ecclestone, Martin Whitmarsh and Niki Lauda met to discuss the Concorde Agreement with Luca di Montezemolo.
But that didn’t silence every rumour about Horner’s future.
Marko, however – Red Bull team owner Dietrich Mateschitz’s right hand man on F1 matters – insists that Horner is firmly under contract.
He told Sport Bild: “How could Christian be negotiating in Maranello if we’ve just extended his contract until 2017?”
That is bad news for Ferrari – and every other team – for another reason, given that Horner and F1′s lauded designer Adrian Newey traditionally renew their contracts in unison.
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Marko should be kept away from young boys.
Interesting, I recently viewed a photo of Flavio Briatore with Christian Horner at a dinner.
I wonder what they had in mind or what they were discussing that night.
Why the hell should we listen to what Marko say… He’s a cheat and a crook.. He can’t be trusted…