Andy Cowell suggests that Christian Horner is seeking a return to the F1 paddock as soon as possible.

Earlier this week the Aston Martin boss sought to dismiss speculation linking Horner with the Silverstone-based outfit, but has since revealed that the Briton has contacted team owner Lawrence Stroll.

"I had a chat with Lawrence this morning to find out what he knows," said Cowell. "It looks as though Christian is ringing up pretty much every team owner at the moment.

"I can clearly say there are no plans for involvement of Christian either in an operational or investment role in the future," he added.

Long before Horner was linked with Aston Martin there were media claims linking him with Alpine, indeed there was talking of him buying the French team in partnership with Bernie Ecclestone and Flavio Briatore.

"As far as I know, no," said MD Steve Nielsen, when asked if Horner had approached the Enstone-based outfit. "Flavio and Christian are old friends. That's no secret. What they've talked about, I don't know.

"Everything I see and everything I know, there's no truth in Christian coming to Alpine," he added. "That doesn't mean it won't happen. This is Formula 1 after all."

"I think you should always welcome a conversation," said Williams' James Vowles, when asked if the Grove outfit might be a suitable prospect for arguably one of the most successful team principals in the history of the sport. "There's no point in closing the door," he added. "But I think we are, not I think, we're very happy with the structure we have and it's working. So I don't see any reason to make any changes to that."

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1. Posted by Ricardo_sanchez, 04/10/2025 22:06

"Every team apart from Cadillac! "

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2. Posted by ffracer, 04/10/2025 19:04

"... the constant fumbling during the race weekends, together with the hugh team budget, is hard to justify not hiring someone who took a poorly run team to many championships and many more top three constructors final standings. "

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3. Posted by ffracer, 04/10/2025 18:56

"Christian Horner is shopping for the best deal. I surmise that it must gnawing on the nerves of those who might be trying to get his signature.

CH would be most expensive but it would still pale in comparison to what they spend on poor results coupled with lost revenue when they finish at the bottom of the constructors championship each year. The bottom five teams would be best to try to sign him, the fumbling together "

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4. Posted by JamesD, 04/10/2025 15:25

"I'm not sure any Formula 1 team would be interested in recruiting Christian in all honesty"

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5. Posted by Wokingchap, 04/10/2025 13:40

"I would have thought that those interested would be calling him, not vise versa."

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