Christian Horner paid tribute to the 'backbone' of Red Bull Dietrich Mateschitz, the company's co-owner who has passed away at the age of 78. F1
Christian Horner pays tribute to Dietrich Mateschitz, the ‘backbone’ of Red BullAfter news broke that Red Bull Racing founder Dietrich Mateschitz had passed away, Christian Horner paid his and the team’s respects.
Formula 1 is at the Circuit of The Americas for the United States Grand Prix, but in the build-up to qualifying confirmation reached the paddock that Mateschitz, co-owner of Red Bull GmbH and Red Bull Racing founder, had died at the age of 78. Mateschitz’s influence on Formula 1 stretches all the way back to the mid-1990s, starting with a personal deal with Gerhard Berger before sponsoring Sauber and later buying a 60% stake in the team.
He went on to purchase Jaguar, rebranding them as Red Bull Racing from 2005, later buying Minardi to create the Toro Rosso team which debuted in 2006, now known as AlphaTauri. Red Bull team principal Horner, who has held that role at the team since its creation, spoke of how so many people up and down the pit lane owe a huge debt of gratitude to Mateschitz.history, having supported Red Bull and Toro Rosso/AlphaTauri throughout their journey in the sport.
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