Racing Bulls has announced Alan Permane will replace the Red Bull-bound Laurent Mekies as team principal with immediate effect, following Christian Horner’s firing.

Red Bull has pledged not give up on the Formula 1 title fight until it's mathematically impossible for Max Verstappen to win, even after Christian Horner was fired as team principal.

Horner, husband to former Spice Girl Geri Halliwell-Horner, has been fired over a year after being cleared of inappropriate behavior following an investigation over allegations made against him by a female colleague.