Aston Martin does not need to hire former F1 team principal Christian Horner following his $100 million settlement to leave Red Bull.

That is the claim of Guenther Steiner, the former Haas F1 boss, who believes the apparent “problem” between Horner and Adrian Newey means a switch to Aston Martin would not work.

Christian Horner, Adrian Newey reunion at Aston Martin ruled out by Steiner

As revealed by PlanetF1.com on Monday , Horner has officially cut ties with Red Bull after reaching a $100million (£74.2m/€85.1m) settlement with the team.

It comes less than three months after the 51-year-old was abruptly benched by Red Bull after July’s British Grand Prix, bringing an end to his 20-year tenure as team principal and chief executive.

Under the terms of his departure, PlanetF1.com unde

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