Former British racing driver, Christian Horner is respected throughout the motorsport industry for becoming the Team Principle of the Red Bull Formula 1 team. Having won eleven world titles throughout his remarkable career, Christian understands how to reach peak performance in a high-pressure environment. A leading figure throughout the industry, Christian is admired for his profound career and is now in high demand to attend speaking engagements internationally.
Beginning his racing career in karts, Christian gained a passion for racing after securing a Formula Renault scholarship in 1991. Competing in his first British Formula Renault Championship a year later, he finished the season as the highest-placed rookie and race winner. Advancing upon his career, Christian came second in the Class B Championship before moving to the Fortec and ADR teams and later being selected for the TOM’s team in 1996. A talented professional, he gained the opportunity to race in the British Formula Two and showcased his high performance mindset in the world of motorsports.
Announcing his retirement from the sport at the age of 25, Christian signed two talented racing drivers to compete in the 1999 FIA F3000 season. Gaining success throughout the competitions, he became a respected manager and gained the opportunity to enter Formula One with Red Bull Racing. Having been appointed to head the team, making him the youngest team principal at the team, Christian gained remarkable success as a leader and has become an icon for creating a career to remember in his field.
A renowned high performance specialist, Christian Horner is now highly sought after to attend speaking events to share his knowledge on topics such as teamwork, dealing with pressure, maximising success, and peak performance with audiences internationally. Admired for his driven mindset, Christian was appointed OBE in the 2013 Birthday Honours for services to motorsport. Reflecting on his successes within Formula 1, Christian is a must-see speaker for audiences of all ages and backgrounds.
Christian Horner is regularly booked to engage audiences at events, read their latest feedback below:
“It was a pleasure and honour to work with Christian and the Red Bull Racing tea, ahead of the event, plus at the event. He has been very easy to work with and is such a genuine nice person. Giving speedy responses and feedback, plus always helping wherever he could! The audience and our employees were really impressed by his content, and its delivery. Everyone was thrilled about the session from start to finish. We had a unanimous feedback score, a 5 out of 5 rating from all the respondents at the event! Which is the highest rated session we ever had. I would highly recommend booking Christian for speaking at events.”
“It went really well thanks – it’ll be played out tomorrow and there’s already a lot of excitement from people.”
“Please pass a message to Christian, thanking him for taking time to join us and to elaborate on managing a business and leading people, which had great relevance to our business, even though its different industries. His humility, competitiveness, passion, and clarity were on display and reinforced many of the themes we wanted to convey to our team. We wish him and Red Bull well in 2022.”
The High-Performance Speakers Agency is the UK’s leading bureau for teamwork, leadership, and marginal gains speakers. We hire speakers for corporate conferences and events across the world and cater to both in-person occasions and online webinars. Our roster includes sportspeople, business leaders, adventurers and more, to ensure audiences of all industries receive tailored, impactful advice on optimised performance.