Fernando Alonso’s success at the 2008 Singapore Grand Prix came against the grain. As it transpired, he benefited from collusion within the team after team boss Flavio Briatore and technical director Pat Symonds instructed Nelson Piquet Jnr to crash at a pre-determined point on the Marina Bay circuit.

Bernie Ecclestone acknowledged the tremendous success Christian Horner achieved with Red Bull, noting that the two share a long-standing friendship that dates back to well before their time in Formula 1.

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On Wednesday Red Bull dropped the bombshell that Christian Horner – their team principal since joining the grid in 2005 – had been released with immediate effect, Laurent Mekies confirmed as his replacement, the Frenchman transitioning from Racing Bulls team principal to Red Bull Racing CEO.

Welcome to GPBlog's daily Formula 1 news liveblog! Check back throughout the day to catch up on important news from July 11th that you may have missed! Christian Horner is no longer the team principal at Red Bull,