Who are Christian Horner’s parents Garry and Sara?

CHRISTIAN Horner became the youngest ever team principal when he was appointed head of Red Bull Racing.

He’s been making headlines since early February 2024 for allegedly texting “inappropriate” messages to a female colleague — here we take a look at the racing man’s parents Garry and Sara.

Who is Christian Horner’s father Garry?

Christian, 50, from Leamington Spa, Warwickshire, was born into a family of motor enthusiasts.

His grandfather was the purchasing manager at the Standard Motor Company, Coventry, before setting up a business supplying parts to motor manufacturers with his son Garry — Christian’s father.

You can say that his parents are absolutely devastated. We won’t be going to the wedding

A family member

Garry also helped Christian set up his racing team Arden in 1997 by supplying his son with a loan.

Speaking of his early life, Christian said: “I left school at 18, I didn’t go to university, my focus was very much on racing and forging a career as a driver.”

Who is Christian Horner’s mother Sara?

Sara, Christian’s mother, prefers to keep her personal information out of the public eye.

Aside from a couple of photos on her son’s social media, there is practically no trace of her online.

Why did Christian Horner’s parents snub his wedding?

Before marrying Scary Spice, Christian lived in a Northamptonshire mansion with his former pub landlady partner Beverley Allen, who is six years his senior.

He was stepdad to Beverley’s two children, Kieron, 35, and Liam, 31, and the couple were keen to have a child of their own.

That dream came true when Beverley gave birth to Olivia in October 2013, but Christian couldn’t be at the birth of his daughter because he was with Red Bull in Japan.

He said at the time: “I think being a father will be more of a challenge than running a team of over 500 people, but I am looking forward to it.”

But six months later, Christian split from Beverley after 14 years together.

Shortly afterwards, in March 2014, he was dating Geri, and by November the couple announced in The Times newspaper that they were engaged.

Geri had long been an F1 fan, meeting Christian through a shared love for motorsport — and before long they were betrothed.

Many people were surprised by the whirlwind engagement because neither Geri, who has a daughter Bluebell, now 17, from a former relationship, nor Christian had previously walked down the aisle.

The news was not welcomed by Christian’s parents Garry and Sara, who did not attend the couple’s star studded wedding at Woburn Abbey in Bedfordshire in May 2015.

Prior to the nuptials a family member said: “You can say that his parents are absolutely devastated. We won’t be going to the wedding.

“There is a lot more to this story than people know about — to do with his ex-partner.”

Eventually, Christian managed to patch things up with both his parents and Beverley.

In a 2023 interview he revealed: “I have a great relationship with Beverley, and Beverley gets on with Geri, and Geri is great with Olivia and Olivia has a lovely relationship with Monty [Christian and Geri’s son].

“It’s totally harmonious.”

Source: Motorsport - thesun.co.uk