Horner finds strength in daughter after leaving Red Bull

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 21 Oct, 18:03 · Archive

Former Red Bull team principal Christian Horner has described his 11-year-old daughter's bravery as helping him through his departure from the team.

Former Red Bull team principal Christian Horner has revealed how his 11-year-old daughter Olivia's bravery helped him cope with one of the most difficult periods of his life. Olivia's mother, Beverley Allen, died aged 58 following a battle with eye cancer, just days before Horner's departure from Red Bull, where he had worked for two decades.

Speaking on Jake Humphrey's High Performance podcast, Horner described attending his daughter's school awards ceremony on the same day he received the news of his departure. He said: 'I stood there and I watched this 11-year-old little girl go onto the stage. And I thought, you know what, if she's got the bravery to do that, then what I'm dealing with is nothing.' The emotional moment changed his perspective during what he described as one of the 'darkest days of his life'.

Horner added that his daughter's composure gave him the strength to move forward. 'That - on a day that my world had fallen apart - gave me the light to go, if she can stand up there and do that, then there's nothing that you can't do,' he said. His departure from Red Bull concluded with a £67 million settlement.

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• Christian Horner praises 'brave' daughter for help through F1 exit after tragedyChristian Horner has spoken about the emotional moment his 11-year-old daughter helped put his Red Bull departure into perspective after the death of her mother.Oxford Mail · 21 Oct, 17:00
• Christian Horner praises 'brave' daughter for help through F1 exit after tragedyChristian Horner has spoken about the emotional moment his 11-year-old daughter helped put his Red Bull departure into perspective after the death of her mother.Oxfordshire Guardian · 21 Oct, 17:00

In this story: Christian Horner · Olivia · Beverley Allen · Red Bull · Jake Humphrey

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