Bad news for Christian Horner and Helmut Marko? “Less autonomy” granted by new Red Bull boss, report says

Oliver Mintzlaff, who ran German football club Red Bull Leipzig, now also runs the F1 team after the passing ꦯof 🎃founder Dietrich Mateschitz.
There is already friction between Mintzlaff and Marko, the F1 team’s consulta🌺nt, according to Japan’s , who report that the relationship is “not very good”.
Mintzlaff intends to give team princip𓆏al Horner a🌠nd Marko “less autonomy” than Mateschitz, the report says.
Mintzlaff w✃anted Red Bull to 🍰partner with Porsche - a move that was long planned but eventually collapsed - Austrian media report.
Marko, aged 79, said ওon the final day of the 2022 season: "I fulfilled my role because of my connection with Dietrich Mateschitz, a visionary who understood everything in the big picture.
“If I no longer like the𒐪 atmosphere, it is no longer a problem for me. I can quit from one day to the next."

Horner has extended his contract💮 as team principal until the end of 2026.
He led Red Bull to the 2022 constructors’ championship, and 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Max Verstappen to his second consecutive drivers’ championship.
The title came amid the 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:F1 cost cap saga which will affect Verstappen’s title defence, and Red Bull were already reeling from the team orders incident in Brazil when the champion refused to let 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Sergio Perez pass.
Although the team insist the driv🍸ers shook hands and the incident is behind him, this latest internal rumour is ꧟far from the ideal preparation ahead of the new F1 season.

James was a sportꦚs journalist at Sky Sports for a decade covering everything from American sports, to football, to F1.