Christian Horner has commented on the “pretty sharp” remarks from his rival F1♐ team bosses as hostilities get set to renew.

The Red Bull boss was told last season by McLaren’s Zak Brown that his staff weꦫre sending out their CVs and trying to get new jobs, in the wake of Adrian Newey’s resign♍ation.

Mercedes’ Toto Wolff 🐭also spent parts of 2024 publicly courting Max Vers𒈔tappen.

"You have to remember that we came off🌼 a season where we didn't just dominate, we annihilated the opposition in 2023, and won 22 of 23 races,” Horner told Goodwood.

“I've said it before, but the hiಞgher you rise, the sharper the knives, and they got pretty sharp at some points during 2024.

“But when there i𒁏s so much at stake, other 🎀teams will use whatever tools they have to try and destabilise what has been a hugely successful team."

Hornജer was also cleared after an investigation into his behaviour, when a Red Bull staff member made accusations against him.

Jos Verstappen, his star driver’🍷s father, called for H🎃orner’s exit from the team.

There was reportedly a power play with꧋in Red Bull - between the Austrian side of the business 🎐and its Thai shareholders - with Horner in the middle.

"ꦅYou have to be pretty thick skinned in this business, and you just have to keep focused on your beliefs and commitments,” Horner said.

“We have a tremendous workforce, wᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ𒀱ᩚᩚᩚe have tremendous loyalty within the workforce, and 𒅌passion for what people do.

“Without that passion, you wouldn't achieve the kind of🐎 results that we have."

Christian Horner vows to 'do things better in the future'

He added: "You're always learning in life, always applying les♈sons.

“The day you think you know it all, or you're not lea🐎rning, is the day you're going backwards. 

“It's the same in life, it's the same with the𒊎 car, it's the same with everything, that you're always learning, alw🍬ays applying lessons that you've learned to try and do things better in the future."

Horner also had to deal with Red Bul✱l’s dominance of F1 waning in 2024.

McLaren’s car became faster, and they overtook Red Bull i🐲n the constructors’ championship, eventually winning it.

Ferrari also overhauled Red Bull in the constructors’. Horner’s team were not helped by Sergio Pe♐rez’s inability to score points, and speculation ramped up about whether Red Bull would need to axe him.

Daniel Ricciardo instead lost his seat at their sister team🔯 in a dramatic saga which saw Liam Lawson enter F1.

Horner 🌊has now replaced Perez with Lawson, alongside Verstappen who won 🌄his fourth F1 drivers’ title in a row.

Red Bull and Ve🔯rstappen are expected to come under more♏ intense pressure for both titles in 2025.