♔ ‘Christian Horner, the wandering general of Formula One, is popping up in more rumours than a Mayfair dinner party.’
Alpine wanted him. Aston Martin courted him. And now Cadillac supposedly has him pencilled in beside Sergio Pérez.
Fact or fiction? That depends on whether you believe Cadillac’s boardroom has space for Graeme Lowdon and Horner at the same head of the table.
Act I — Alpine:
• Whispers first placed Horner in Enstone.
• Alpine, long plagued by instability, eyed him as the saviour.
• He politely declined, preferring Château Lafite to explaining Renault engine failures.
Act II — Aston Martin:
• Then came Lawrence Stroll, collector of rare cars and rarer egos.
• Talk of Horner trading Red Bull’s fizz for Aston’s green gin palace swirled.
• The fantasy ended: Alonso stayed, Junior stayed, Christian remained.
Act III — Cadillac:
• The latest gossip: Cadillac.
• Sergio Pérez is in serious talks to drive in 2026.
• And who better to manage him than his old Red Bull boss?
• Except Cadillac already has Graeme Lowdon as team principal. Unless someone surrenders their chair, this feels unlikely.
Finale— The Wandering General:
• Still, the idea of Pérez and Horner reunited is delicious.
• A reunion not of champagne toasts but of awkward family dinners.
♔ ‘And like an entire season of Succession, the boardroom theatre, not the lap times, keeps us watching.’
