Christian Horner haters, look away

[the other me]

He sometimes comes in for some "hate" (never could figure out why, as he was always approachable & forthright when interviewed by the Beeb, and continues to be so with CH4)


Not convinced ? well, I thought he handled this very well, and is not lacking in sardonic humour. Good on ya CH !


http://www.bbc.com/sport/formula1/36173330

[Steamer]

a follow up Version with Ron, Toto and Morizio would be intersting to see

[Ikemi]

As Steamer said, it would be interesting if they did the same with other Team Principals ... Toto and Maurizio would be good!

[Steamer]

Ikemi said:

As Steamer said, it would be interesting if they did the same with other Team Principals ... Toto and Maurizio would be good!

...Although I'm not sure either of those two would have a favorite Spicegirl's song

[Pickled]

Did they do that interview in a toilet cubicle?

[williamp]

Pickled said:

Did they do that interview in a toilet cubicle?

well they do call it "up close and personal"

[Impasse]

[rohrl]

"Hate" is a strong word but I think he acted like a total st towards his wife and child.

[Europa1]

I find him contradictory - sometimes he comes across as engaging and straightforward, other times as a petulant knobjockey - eg the bhing about engines last season, when in the Red Bull glory years he was the first to accuse other teams of whingeing/should build a better car etc

[Some Gump]

Is thinking someone frequently comes across as a bit of a knobjock the same as being a "hater"?

[Chris944_S2]

Europa1 said:

I find him contradictory - sometimes he comes across as engaging and straightforward, other times as a petulant knobjockey - eg the bhing about engines last season, when in the Red Bull glory years he was the first to accuse other teams of whingeing/should build a better car etc

To me, he always looked very uncomfortable when he was being so critical of the Renault engine. I suspect there was more to it, probably a requirement from his boss to say such things rather than how he really wanted to behave infront of the media.

[NewMetalSystem]

His role as team principal has always been limited somewhat by the presence of Marko in the back of the garage. Although he's in charge of the day-to-day organisation and logistics at Milton Keynes and during the race weekend, Marko is the link between Horner and Mateschitz, and so all important decisions and policies come from him. The result is an affable and easy-going manager who is coerced in to ruthless decisions, like 'firing' his 22 year old driver for a couple of misdemeanours to further the goals of the Red Bull young driver programme.

I think Horner's a nice guy and he deserves as much credit as anybody for their phenomenal success over the last decade. But when issues go above his head and he has to act as a mouth-piece for Marko, he sounds like a bit of a knob. (See: Turkey 2010; Multi 21; engine-gate). Any time off track politics over-take on-track performance, he develops a nervous twitch and bends over backwards to reassure Marko he's toe-ing the party line.