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shut down rumours about his Red Bull future on Friday when put on the spot by . The 51-year-old dismissed the recent links to and , suggesting that he has 'no intention' of being anywhere but Milton Keynes, despite his team's recent difficulties. In 2024, Horner's future was one of the dominant debates during the first half of the campaign due to an internal investigation over alleged inappropriate behaviour, in which he was ultimately cleared of any wrongdoing.

Now, the Red Bull team principal is reportedly being headhunted by some of the team's rivals. With Fred Vasseur reportedly under pressure at Ferrari, rumours placed Horner at the forefront of conversations to replace the Frenchman, while Sky Germany pundit Ralf Schumacher suggested that the British team boss would be an ideal candidate to succeed Oliver Oakes at Alpine.

Horner, however, insists that he is going nowhere. When put on the spot about the links by Sky Sports F1 pundit Brundle, he replied: "Oh crikey. Martin, you know this business in the pit lane, there's so many rumours.

"I'm not going anywhere, I'm fully committed to Red Bull. We've got so much good stuff coming through the pipeline. We're on the verge of launching our own engine for 2026, which has been a massive project and undertaking.

"Of course, it's always flattering being associated with other teams, particularly teams like Ferrari. But no, I'm not going anywhere, not even to Alpine as has been reported. So as I said, speculation is rife, always, in this paddock. But I've been here 21 years and I don't have any intention of being anywhere else."

His future aside, Horner is in a difficult position heading into the Canadian Grand Prix. Star driver Max Verstappen will be hit with a one-race suspension if he picks up a single penalty point during the next two race weekends, and the team have dropped to fourth in the Constructors' Championship standings.

However, things started well for Red Bull on Friday. Verstappen was fastest of all during FP1, while Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri both struggled to extract performance. "A solid start," the team principal judged. "The track will ramp up a lot.

"There's always a lot of track evolution. Max seemed pretty happy and a solid session for Yuki as well. Yuki did a TPC test in Barcelona after the Spanish Grand Prix, and that was really good for him. Hopefully, he can build his confidence back here."