Christian Horner is among the most successful team principals of this millennium. With five constructors’ championships won under his reign made Red Bull a side to reckon with.
From being a minnow in 2005, Red Bull in five years became the world champions. And still, they are the giants of F1. If tomorrow they decide to live, it would be tough to fill their spot.
Thus, making Horner a pivotal part of this dramatic rise of Red Bull in F1. His value at Red Bull is highly recognized and that reflects on his earnings with the Milton-Keynes-based outfit.
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How much does Christian Horner make with Red Bull?
Horner is a valued leader at Red Bull. That’s why seeing the resurgence of Red Bull in 2021 as one of the title favourites, his contract was extended with the team till 2026.
His reported salary was $10 million annually. Though, there is little information on his bonuses. Seeing Red Bull’s success, he must have had some good extra amount coming into his bank account as a reward.
no one is happier to have Daniel back than Christian Horner pic.twitter.com/3q3WakPXxV
— Mia³ (@ricciardosbabe) January 1, 2023
His overall reported net worth is $50 million. Unlike, Toto Wolff at Mercedes, Horner doesn’t seem to have any stakes in Red Bull Racing. But surely he holds a huge influence, as a threat to his position in the team collapsed the Porsche deal with Red Bull that happened in 2022.
Not to forget, Horner is married to former Spice Girl star Geri Halliwell. Together the couple owns a luxury massive mansion in Oxfordshire.
Till the end with Red Bull?
Red Bull was bold to gamble on young Horner back when they started as an F1 team. Though they could have afforded such a risky and inexperienced hiring back then, it still could have gone the wrong way, and stalled their growth.
Luckily, their gamble paid off, and Red Bull is higher in stature than they could have asked. Even in the rough times, when Mercedes had a meteoric rise, Red Bull kept faith in him and other key members and now it paid off.
Ferrari after sacking their team principal Mattia Binotto came knocking on the door of Horner. But the Briton passed on the offer and prefers to remain with his current team. Over 17 years with them, it seems Horner wants to see the rest of his F1 career at the same place.
