Christian Horner has named his ideal replacement driver for Red Bull, in the event that Max Verstappen be poached from his team. Rumours in the sport recently have been swirling around the chances that the reigning drivers' champion will leave his team early to join Mercedes, with Toto Wolff hinting that he's trying to make a switch work.

Red Bull team principal Christian Horner responded to the speculation about Max Verstappen's potential exit from the team.