Christian Horner is said to be facing the sack from Red Bull as the F1 team start to line up potential replacement.

Horner, 51, has won six Formula One Constructors’ Championships while drivers on the team have won the World Championship five times. And in recent years, Red Bull have emerged as the dominant force of the sport.

However, this season, McLaren’s driver duo of Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris have started to threatened Red Bull and Max Verstappen’s monopoly over the sport.

Red Bull have won one race this season – the Japanese Grand Prix – while consultant Helmut Marko and Max Verstappen, who could leaving the team according to various reports, have both expressed concerns over the level of performance the car.

And reports have now claimed Red Bull could part ways with Horner after the upcoming Emilia Romagna Grand Prix at Imola.

According to oe24, Red Bull have already been discussing potential successors such as former Alpine boss Oliver Oakes, who only recently left the team.

Franz Tost has also been evaluated after he led Red Bull’s second team on the grid, and could be an option if Red Bull are looking for a mid-season shake-up.

Tost’s departure from Red Bull’s second team came after clashes with Horner – and he walked away after 18 years with the team that has been called Toro Rosso and later Alpha Tauri.

During his time under the Red Bull umbrella, Tost worked alongside future champions Verstappen and Sebastian Vettel, as well as Daniel Ricciardo.

Red Bull will be back on the grid this weekend as the F1 circus descends on Emilia Romagna, Italy, and the famous Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari.