According to Dutch commentator Nelson Valkenburg, many Red Bull staff members were upset by Christian Horner’s decision last year to renew Sergio Perez’s contract despite his poor results, but now his closest allies are reportedly "very unhappy" since he’s no longer in charge.

Red Bull driver Max Verstappen backed former boss Christian Horner before he got sacked by the higher-ups at the racing team.

Max Verstappen is allowed to leave Red Bull Racing even without an exit clause. How is it possible that Red Bull gives Verstappen this freedom and what impact has the departure of Christian Horner had on this situation?