RED BULL team principal Christian Horner shared a sentimental story behind his iconic watch.
Horner has been wearing a TAG Heuer Monza Calibre Heuer 02 COSC Flyback since 2004.
The Brit has experienced tremendous success as a director with Red Bull and Max Verstappen, but he started out at Formula 2.
The 49-year-old was in charge of Arden and enjoyed a major victory in Monaco thanks to then driver Vitantonio Liuzzi.
That led Horner to an £11,000 reward, which was paid in cash inside an envelope.
The Red Bull chief then decided to buy something memorable with that money.
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And so he opted to splash the cash on that watch, which he purchased from Nice’s airport.
The team principal has refused to upgrade and won’t even consider a better option after the Italian Grand Prix in Monza because of the story behind that watch
Horner told TalkSPORT: “I have a history with this watch going back many many years to 2004.
“I had a team in what is now Formula 2 and we had a race in Monaco and Vitantonio Liuzzi, the Italian driver, he won the race.
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“In those days Bernie Ecclestone [former Formula One CEO] used to pay cash for the victory and so I got his envelope full of cash for the victory and I thought I’m only going to spend it on something so I wanted a memory of that victory.
“I was at Nice airport and I couldn’t afford the Monaco but I could afford the Monza with that cash, so with that cash I bought the Monza watch and I still have it.
“It’s inscribed with the championship in it for the constructors championship in 2022 so it’s a unique watch. It’s one of one and I feel very lucky to have it, very grateful.
“That brand is synonymous with Formula 1 and TAG have so many watches that have a history in and around Formula 1 and obviously the Monza is very much one of them.”
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