Jeremy Clarkson reveals he texted Christian Horner after Purple Bull exit

TV presenter Jeremy Clarkson has revealed he despatched a message of assist to Christian Horner after the Purple Bull Components 1 boss was ousted from his place earlier this week, having skilled the same profession setback himself.

Horner was relieved of his duties as Purple Bull’s workforce principal and CEO on Wednesday, bringing an finish to a stint that dates again to the very inception of the outfit in 2005.

Clarkson famously confronted his personal skilled disaster a decade in the past, when his long-standing stint as lead presenter of BBC’s High Gear got here to an abrupt finish after he punched a producer throughout filming. His contract with the broadcaster was not renewed in consequence.

He later went on to launch The Grand Tour on Amazon Prime alongside co-hosts Richard Hammond and James Might, which went on to earn document viewership and demanding acclaim.

Writing in his column for The Solar, Clarkson revealed he had reached out to Horner after information of his dismissal broke, encouraging him to not view it as the tip of the highway.

“I despatched him a textual content after the information of his dismissal broke, mentioning that I have been in his footwear prior to now,” he wrote

“I defined that once you wake the next morning, it is easy to assume, ‘Nicely, that is that, then’. However in my case, that wasn’t that. I hadn’t trodden on a snake. I would trodden on a ladder. And I guess he does, too.”

Clarkson had frolicked with Horner simply days earlier than the shock announcement, having attended final weekend’s British Grand Prix at Silverstone.

“I spent a little bit of time with Christian on the [British] Grand Prix on Sunday. And it was plain he had no inkling in any respect that the bullet was coming,” he admitted.

“He was together with his 11-year-old daughter, Olivia, whose mom had simply died of eye most cancers. And we principally talked about that and the way the poor little mite was coping.”

Horner is at the moment understood to be on gardening go away till the tip of the 12 months, though hypothesis is already mounting about his future in F1.

Clarkson weighed in on the paddock rumours linking Horner to a possible function at Alpine, whereas casting doubt on how practical such a transfer could be. 

“The intelligent cash is saying he’ll go to Alpine, however subsequent 12 months they’ll have Mercedes engines, which implies Christian must work with Silver Arrows boss Toto Wolff. As these two actually do not get on, I am unable to see that taking place.”