Max Verstappen would have won the 2025 World Championship if Red Bull had sacked Christian Horner sooner, claims the team's former chief Helmut Marko Helmut Marko claims Christian Horner should have been sacked soon (Image: Mark Thompson, Getty Images)

Former Red Bull chief Helmut Marko has said that Max Verstappen would have clinched the world championship in 2025 if Christian Horner had been sacked earlier.

The British team principal was let go in July after a two-decade stint with the team, which saw a significant upturn in performance under new leader Laurent Mekies. Verstappen narrowly missed out on the title , losing to Lando Norris in the season's final race in Abu Dhabi.

Shortly after the season concluded, Marko also departed from his role , having spent 20 years wit

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