Skip to content
The Drift
Red Bull’s Collapse at Silverstone and the Firing Heard Round the Paddock
Red Bull’s unraveling hit full throttle at the 2025 British Grand Prix—on track and in the boardroom. As McLaren surged to a dominant 1-2 finish and Nico Hülkenberg stunned the paddock with a fairytale podium, Red Bull imploded. Max Verstappen spun, the strategy team cracked, and days later, team boss Christian Horner was unceremoniously fired. This long-form editorial digs into the fallout at Silverstone, the internal politics behind Horner’s dismissal, and the paddock-shaking rumor that Verstappen has already signed with Mercedes. If true, Red Bull didn’t just lose their driver—they lost their identity. The empire is wobbling, and it’s a mess of their own making.
From Chaos to Crowns: Austria Shake-Up Sets Up a Silverstone Showdown
Silverstone 2025 isn’t just another race—it’s a loaded powder keg of British pride, redemption arcs, and title momentum. McLaren arrives as the team to beat, but Ferrari’s finally found its footing, Mercedes is banking on chaos, and Red Bull is in full desperation mode. Toss in the cinematic buzz of “F1: The Movie” and its fictional team APXGP—shot on location at Silverstone—and you’ve got a weekend where sport and spectacle collide. This isn’t just racing. This is storytelling at 200 miles an hour.
