Jos Verstappen is not known to be a patient man. The length of time it took Red Bull to sack Christian Horner after last year’s ‘sexting’ scandal must have felt like an eternity for the Briton’s arch-nemesis.

While Verstappen Snr’s prediction was kept at bay in 2024, it is clear to see that Red Bull has experienced, if not an ‘explosion’, then a drawn-out collapse. Like the death of a star, one of F1’s great modern dynasties has imploded in phases.

Christian Horner was removed as team principal of Red Bull F1 on Wednesday with his strained relationship with Jos Verstappen belived to have played a role in his departure