RED Bull chief Christian Horner should step down before the team is ripped apart by his sexting scandal, a former F1 star warned.

British racing legend Johnny Herbert told The Sun that “the Horner show” must end so the team can cling onto their true star, Max Verstappen.

Brit racing star Johnny Herbert said Christian Horner should step aside in the wake of the sexting storm
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Brit racing star Johnny Herbert said Christian Horner should step aside in the wake of the sexting stormCredit: AP

Horner and reigning world champion Max Verstappen are picture at the Saudi Grand Prix on March 9
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Horner and reigning world champion Max Verstappen are picture at the Saudi Grand Prix on March 9Credit: EPA

Hebert told The Sun that 'it's not about the Christian Horner show, it's about the Max Verstappen show'
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Hebert told The Sun that ‘it’s not about the Christian Horner show, it’s about the Max Verstappen show’Credit: Getty
The ex-Sky Sports pundit, 59, said the storm engulfing Red Bull Racing in the wake of allegations of controlling behaviour made by a female staffer against Horner, 50, is impacting all of F1.

He said: “It’s not a good thing for F1 with the whole thing going on and the belated heat on it.”

Herbert, a three-time Grand Prix winner who raced in F1 between 1989 and 2000, argued: “It doesn’t help the situation for Red Bull who have the best driver in the world at the present time.

“And they’re very close to pushing [Max Verstappen] out off the team, I’ve heard they are getting quite close with the deal with Mercedes.