A seismic change has come to Red Bull, rocking the entire Formula 1 world. Just not the change that many expected. After weeks of speculation over the future of Max Verstappen with the team, it is Christian Horner who is departing.

If you're waking up on Wednesday morning and you're a F1 fan, you're waking up to stunning news: Christian Horner, who has been the team principal at Red Bull for all of two decades ... has been fired.

Horner's departure comes after Verstappen qualified on pole for the British Grand Prix despite a car that he fought all weekend. Verstappen was passed for the lead by Oscar Piastri early in the race and spun from second on a wet restart before coming back to finish fifth.