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The Formula 1 rumor mill’s buzzing with whispers about Christian Horner’s next career move, and let’s just say it’s got folks talking. The ex-Red Bull chief got the boot back in July from his CEO and team boss gigs, but now Ferrari might be lining him up as their next big play. And oh boy, the numbers floating around for his paycheck? Pure gasoline on the fire.
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Veteran paddock hounds Ralf Bach and Roberto Chincero claim Ferrari’s top dog, John Elkann, is dead set on luring Horner to Maranello. Current boss Frédéric Vasseur just inked a fresh deal, but let’s be real Ferrari’s trophy drought has him sweating bullets. Horner, meanwhile, has been chilling since pocketing a jaw-dropping Red Bull severance somewhere between £50 mil and a cool £82 mil. Word is, he won’t even glance at Ferrari unless they cough up something equally ridiculous.
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Italian motorsport rag Motorsport.com dropped this bombshell: Horner’s asking price? Two and a half times Vasseur’s $7 million yearly haul. If that happens, kiss goodbye to the record books, because no team principal’s ever cashed checks like that.
“He’d probably demand a megadeal with Red Bull-level cash and total control,” Chincero added, though Ferrari’s brass might balk at handing over the keys. If this wild gamble pays off, Horner would share the garage with Charles Leclerc and Lewis Hamilton, reuniting two guys who haven’t teamed up since flirting with a Red Bull partnership way back when.
Will Ferrari bite? Who knows. But one thing’s clear: even out of a job, Horner’s still pulling strings in F1 like a puppet master.
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