MAX VERSTAPPEN was ‘off his face’ after winning his first Formula One title.
The Dutchman landed the 2021 title during the season finale at Abu Dhabi in controversial fashion over Lewis Hamilton.
Regardless of the fallout, Verstappen and Red Bull partied hard following the win, which had been the team’s first since Sebastian Vettel in 2013.
Asked about their celebrations on a £20million yacht while appearing on Sky’s A League of Their Own, Red Bull chief Horner revealed how excited everyone was, including Verstappen.
He said: “It was pretty impressive. It had been Covid all that year so nobody had been celebrating anything and we all ended up on this boat in Abu Dhabi.
“So you got 70 blokes that haven’t seen much alcohol and certainly hadn’t been partying and then all the sponsorship crew and everybody else there and then Max who was completely off his face.”
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He continued: “He was absolutely wasted.”
The 49-year-old then explained how the party resulted in him being locked out of the house at Christmas.
He said: “After the party everybody got Covid and because the race was so close to Christmas I got locked out of the house for Christmas.”
While on the show, Horner also explained some of the circumstances behind the title.
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These included how “Mercedes f***ed up” by leaving Hamilton on older tyres and revealing Verstappen was dealing with cramp at the end of the race.
The Red Bull boss is estimated to have a net worth of £41.4m and is married to Spice Girls member Geri Halliwell.
The aftermath of the season saw motorsport chiefs conduct an investigation that concluded “human error” played a hand in Verstappen landing his first title.
Race director Michael Masi left the FIA after being axed as race director and opened up on the mental turmoil the backlash had caused him earlier this year.
A League of Their Own airs on Sky Max and NOW, Wednesday’s at 9pm.
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