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Christian Horner is one of the most well-known team principals in the F1 paddock, responsible for a team that currently holds the drivers’ and constructors’ titles and has dominated for the past three seasons. But what some may not know is that he started out as a single-seater driver and, via an incredible story, worked his way up to the top as manager of the Red Bull F1 team. And at this weekend’s Goodwood Festival of Speed, Horner stepped into the shoes of his protégés Max Verstappen and ‘Checo’ Perez more than ever before, donning a suit and gloves as a driver for a day.

This time, Horner got to dress up as a driver and experience some magical moments behind the wheel of the Red Bull RB8, the car that Sebastian Vettel drove to victory in 2012.


Apparently, according to Christian Horner himself, Sebastian Vettel was due to go to Goodwood this weekend to drive the RB8, but ended up going on holiday instead. Finding himself without a driver, Horner decided to take the wheel himself and drive an F1 car for the first time since 1993, when he tested with Lotus.

“Sebastian Vettel was going to drive one of the cars here but he was on holiday with his family and couldn’t come to Goodwood so they invited me to drive. I haven’t driven a car since 1998 and I haven’t driven a Formula 1 car since 1993. “It was a great honour and a privilege to drive one of these extraordinary cars – championship-winning cars,” Horner, who stepped into Verstappen’s shoes as driver for the day, said after climbing out of the car.

“It’s amazing how fast these cars are and how much of a difference aerodynamics makes. It’s hard to keep your chin off your chest when braking. “I loved it so much that I didn’t make a mistake and go into the pit lane and managed to do an extra lap!”He added Horner.

Verstappen also drove at Goodwood:

Max VerstappenThe current F1 World Champion was also in attendance. Good tree Piloting Red Bull took the title from Hamilton in 2021 It was one of the tightest and most controversial finishes in F1 history.


Source: Mundo Deportivo

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Toni Bou and Josep Garcia win titles as a pair

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For one more season, 19 in a row from 2007, Toni Bou, together with Busto and Marcelli, achieved their annual goal of winning titles in all outdoor and indoor competitions: Montesa Cota 4RT, X Trial, Trial GP and Trial of Nations. The Repsol Honda Team rider has taken his world title tally to 38 and, if the back tendon injury does not interfere with the indoor competition in 2025-26, where he is already in the lead, he will set off for his next year in 2026, which will be an “incredible challenge to achieve 40 titles at the age of 40”.

In 2025, one of the “greatest players”, Adam Raga, six-time world champion from 2003 to 2006 and historical rival of Toni Bowe, retired. He passes the baton to Jaime Busto and Gabriel Marcelli.


Josep Garcia also won a pair of enduro titles. Red Bull KTM Factory Racing rider Josep Garcia reconfirmed his EnduroGP and E1 world titles and led the prestigious ISDE to become a great world leader in the specialty field. The 29-year-old Suria rider has won seven world titles: four in E1 (2017, 2023, 2024, 2025), one in E2 (2021) and two in EnduroGP (2024 and 2025).

MotoGP champion Marc Marquez, trials champion Toni Bou and enduro champion Josep Garcia

Herrera and Abellan debut

toledo Maria Herrera She succeeded Ana Carrasco from Murcia in the WorldWCR record, the women’s world championship within the Superbike World Championship program, where Basque Beñat Fernández won the last title in the Supersport 300 category.

Egarense women win their first victory in the Trial GP bertha abellan They also won silver at the Trial of Nations with Laia Pi and Daniela Hernando, after missing out on gold due to an appeal from Italy.

Source: Mundo Deportivo

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PHOTOGRAPH. Two-time F1 champion wowed with $260,000 Christmas gift

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Two-time Formula 1 champion Fernando Alonso added the new high-performance SUV Aston Martin DBX S to his car collection. The driver took delivery of the car, valued at more than $260,000, a few days before Christmas in Monte Carlo, where he was photographed next to the new product near the Aston Martin dealership in Monaco.

Powered by Mercedes’ 727 horsepower 4.0-liter twin-turbocharged V8, the DBX S reaches 100 km/h in just 3.3 seconds. The new SUV joins Alonso’s collection, which already includes the Aston Martin Valiant and Mercedes-Benz CLK GTR.

With 2026 rule changes approaching, Alonso and Aston Martin hope the new DBX S will signal the beginning of better times. The team’s new technical partnership with Honda and Adrian Newey’s experience pave the way for Aston Martin to challenge for top spot next season.

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Lewis Hamilton reveals details of new F1 season preparation regime

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Seven-time Formula 1 champion Lewis Hamilton has admitted he has had to significantly change his daily training regime as he gets older to cope with the physical and mental demands of the World Championship. The 40-year-old Ferrari driver is preparing for his 20th season in F1 and is the second oldest driver on the grid after Fernando Alonso.

The Briton stated that his preparation is now much tighter than at the beginning of his career, with recovery playing a key role in maintaining a competitive level.

“The regime has changed, it has improved. I still love running. This morning I ran 6 to 8 miles. Then I took an ice bath. But above all, the first thing I do as soon as I get out of bed is stretch,” Hamilton said.

According to the pilot, in order not to gain excessive weight, he limits strength training and prefers pilates, yoga and interval training. At the same time, there are two elements that he does not reject under any circumstances.

“Ice baths are not an option. Before, I didn’t really think about recovery: I just trained and got on with my life. Now stretching and ice baths are things I force myself to do every day,” Hamilton emphasized.

The seven-time champion athlete attaches great importance to mental health as well as physical training. He admitted that breathing exercises, meditation and yoga helped him cope with the stress of the 24-stage season.

The Ferrari driver concluded: “An ice bath teaches you to control your breathing and fight the urge to give up. This helps me stay positive throughout the year.”

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