Christian Horner, Team Principal of Red Bull Racing, portrait during the Formula 1 Singapore Grand Prix - Source: Getty
Red Bull advisor Helmut Marko claimed that the story revolving around team principal Christian Horner and the power struggle within the team did not help its season this year. The world champions are having a roller coaster of a season, both on and off the track, given that they saw early season success which has now translated into them failing to win a race since late June.
The team had a controversial starting to the year off the track with Horner embroiled in "inappropriate behavior" allegations which later developed into a full inter-team power struggle in the first few races.
Speaking to Motorsport Magazin, in an exclusive interview, Marko mentioned that he was aware that the domination of the previous season would not be replicated this year and reflected on the power dynamics of the team since the passing of Red Bull owner Dietrich Mateschitz. He said, via GPBlog:
