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Mintzlaff defends Horner exit, plays down Verstappen clause

Dec.22 Red Bull chief executive Oliver Mintzlaff has strongly defended the decision to part ways with Christian Horner, insisting the team had no choice but to 'turn the page' – while also dismissing suggestions that Max Verstappen holds undue power within the organisation. Speaking to Dutch newspaper De Telegraaf, Mintzlaff said the Horner decision was not taken lightly. 'We knew we had to do something,' Mintzlaff explained. 'I'm not just a manager who hires and fires people. You can't keep relying on the past, and we felt it was time to start a new chapter. It wasn't easy, but we didn't take it lightly either.' The German executive acknowledged that the atmosphere inside Red Bull...
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