The Mind of a F1 Team Principal:Christian Horner on F1 & More-Part 2

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Christian Horner is a former race car driver, racing team founder, and the current Team Principal at Oracle Red Bull Racing. He’s also a star on Netflix’s Drive to Survive series and the husband of Spice Girl legend, Geri Halliwell. Christian is a man who has and does it all, and he’s here to tell us all about it in his interview with Future Car host, Ed Bernardon.

In this part two interview, Christian and Ed discuss sustainability within F1 and how new regulations are affecting vehicle design. Christian also shares some of his thoughts on Drive to Survive and, of course, Ed finishes their conversation by asking Christian some rapid fire questions.

Tune in to hear more!

Some Questions Asked

• What can you tell us about the new powertrain and the challenges in developing it? (6:45)
• What are some of the other things that you've done, or the sport in general has done, to make the carbon footprint less? (12:39)
• Can you share maybe a memorable, or a funny moment behind the [Drive to Survive] camera that got cut? (16:05)
• What's the greatest insight [Drive to Survive] has taught you about yourself, about the team, or even about maybe some of the other Principles? (16:43)
• What do you think racing will be like in the year 2100? (18:01)

In This Episode You Will Learn

• How Christian feels about one team dominating in a sport (1:46)
• What Christian thinks should be done with F1 rules to have fine margins between cars (3:15)
• What Christian thinks the influence of Drive to Survive is (5:45)
• How Christian feels about the possible loss of the engine ‘roar’ if combustion engines are replaced with more sustainable fuel sources (14:51)

Connect with Christian Horner

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Connect with Ed Bernardon:

• LinkedIn
• Future Car: Driving a Lifestyle Revolution
• Motorsports is speeding the way to safer urban mobility