Red Bull came through its first race weekend without Christian Horner in Belgium, but it will take time for his presence to fade. The removal of Horner from his roles as CEO and team principal meant last weekend’s race at Spa-Francorchamps was the first in Red Bull’s history without him in charge.

While the reason for Horner's ousting has not been revealed, Red Bull senior advisor Helmut Marko has pointed out that performance concerns led to his exit, and that the decision was taken by the managing director of Red Bull GmbH, Oliver Mintzlaff. Newsweek Sports reported his comments: