“According to some sources the complaints against Christian Horner
are not of a sexual nature but more about Horner's supposed
aggressive and controlling management style.”
Has any team manager ever been successful without being “aggressive
and controlling”?
“According to some sources the complaints against Christian Horner are not of a sexual nature but more about Horner's supposed aggressive and controlling management style.”
Has any team manager ever been successful without being “aggressive and controlling”?
“According to some sources the complaints against Christian Horner are not >of a sexual nature but more about Horner's supposed aggressive and >controlling management style.”
Has any team manager ever been successful without being “aggressive and >controlling”?
On 11 Feb 2024 14:37:18 GMT, Sir Tim <[email protected]d> wrote:
“According to some sources the complaints against Christian Horner are not >> of a sexual nature but more about Horner's supposed aggressive and
controlling management style.”
Has any team manager ever been successful without being “aggressive and
controlling”?
Rebecca Clancy had a good article in yesterday;s Sunday Times about
her 7 years covering F1 for the paper: https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/roaring-egos-and-track-titans-my-life-in-the-formula-one-fast-lane-pckhf8xrj
Unfortunately, it's paywalled but here are some extracts:
"The allegations against Horner have put the spotlight on what life is
like in the paddock, revealing that it is not just the finishing flags
that are chequered. Horner is known to be a hard taskmaster. One of
his employees told me he is laser-focused on presenteeism.
When most teams land back at headquarters, many staff go home. But Red
Bull is known to require its staff to go into the office, no matter
where they have flown in from. Perhaps unsurprisingly the team has a
high staff turnover.
[…]
One of the reasons Horner is paid a reported £8 million a year is
because he is brilliant at marketing - both himself and Red Bull. His marriage to Geri Halliwell, the former Spice Girl, has added to his
fame and combined the pair are thought to be worth £80 million. The
pair have three children between them and a wi-fi password of
"Wonderful Husband".
Horner has rarely met a camera he doesn't like and his "big man in the
pit lane" shtick has flourished in front of Netflix's lenses. His rift
with Toto Wolff, the Mercedes team principal, bordered on the
ridiculous in 2021, their war of words escalating with every race.
Then it turned out that Drive to Survive was filming it all and
suddenly their behaviour began to make more sense.
I have written negatively about both Wolff and Horner but I believe I
have always been fair. Both can be prickly if they don't like what you
write or a question you ask. Each is hugely successful because they
demand the best from people and hold them to high standards. That can
cause friction and tension but that's also part of the job. When I was pregnant with my second child and clearly showing, Wolff saw me and
walked across the paddock to congratulate me. Horner was equally kind.
[...]
With Wolff and Horner to the fore, Drive to Survive has transformed
the sport, turning already famous and powerful figures into
superstars, turbocharging egos and boosting the melodrama. There is no
doubt that it has been phenomenal for the popularity of F1, with one
survey finding that half of the fans who watch the sport had come to
it through the show.
But Drive to Survive has also been jet fuel to the egos in the sport,
who can often be found trying to get in front of the cameras,
showboating or talking about which episode they were in.
[…]
The celebs flit in and out but the paddock is always a hotbed of
gossip. Clearly Horner's fate is in the balance and if he loses his
job, this will undoubtedly have repercussions in the sport.
But it is also the case that F1 will always attract big egos, machismo
and tough characters. Driving at 200mph millimetres from a concrete
wall is bonkers, much as the drivers tell me they love it. Despite all
the strains and pressures of the pit lane, I will miss it greatly.
Horner has rarely met a camera he doesn't like and his "big man in the
pit lane" shtick has flourished in front of Netflix's lenses. His rift
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