Martin Brundle pinpoints where Red Bull 'went wrong' after Christian Horner dismissal

Martin Brundle believes Red Bull started to "go wrong" after the death of Dietrich Mateschitz, following Christian Horner's dismissal. 

Horner was relieved of his operational duties as team principal and CEO of Red Bull Racing on Wednesday, with the decision coming from Red Bull GmbH, based in Austria. 

The key decision-maker was Mark Mateschitz, the son of the late Red Bull founder Dietrich, who owned 49% of shares in the company, with the Thai Yoovidhya family owning the remaining 51%. 

Dietrich Mateschitz was largely left to run the racing team, and devolved this responsibility to Horner, who was appointed ahead of Red Bull's first season in 2005.

He passed away in October 2022, with son Mark effectively replacing his father, and taking on a more 'hands-on' approach. 

It is this change that Brundle believes wrecked the finely-tuned management system of Red Bull Racing. 

"The team is not going to fall over immediately, because they've got momentum, structures in place and people in place," Brundle told Sky Sports News.

"For me, this all goes back to Dietrich Mateschitz dying, the 49% owner of Red Bull, who owned it with the Yoovidhya family. 

"Back in the day, when he was in charge, nothing happened without Dietrich Matechitz knowing about it or signing off on it. 

"He was the absolute leader of that group, and since his death, all sorts of other people and structures are coming in, and you can see where it all started to go wrong, frankly."