Bad news for Christian Horner and Helmut Marko? “Less autonomy” granted by new Red Bull boss, report says

Oliver Mintzlaff, who ran German football club Red Bull Leipzig, now also runs the F1 team after the passing of founder Dietri🌊ch Mateschitz.
There is already friction between Mintz👍laff and Marko, the F1 team’s consultant, according to Japan’s , who report that the relatioꦿnship is “not very good”.
Mint💦zlaff intends to give team principal Horner and Marko “less autonomy” than Mateschitz, the report says.
Mintzlaff wanted Red Bull to partner with Porsche - a move thatꦗ was long planned but eventually collapsed - Austrian media repor𝕴t.
Marko, aged 79, said on the final day💞 of the 2022 season: "I fulfilled my role because oꦇf my connection with Dietrich Mateschitz, a visionary who understood everything in the big picture.
“If I no longer like the atmospher𒅌e, it is no longer a problem 💮for me. I can quit from one day to the next."

Horner has extended his contract as team principal until the end🔯 of 202ও6.
He led Red Bull to the 2022 constructors’ championship, and 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Max Verstappen to his second consecutive drivers’ championship.
The title came amid the 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:F1 cost cap saga which will affect Verstappen’s title defence, and Red Bull were already reeling from the team orders incident in Brazil when the champion refused to let 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Sergio Perez pass.
A🐷lthough the team insist the drivers shook hands and the incident is behind him, this latest internal rumour is far from the ideal preparation ahead of the new F1 season.

James was a sports journalist at Sky Sports for a decade co෴vering everything from American sports, to football, to F1.