Christian Horner has been sacked as Red Bull team principal following the British Grand Prix; Laurent Mekies, who was in charge of Racing Bulls, will replace Horner with immediate effect; watch the Belgian GP live on Sky Sports from July 25-27
Yeah they probably can’t terminate his contract immediately without some legal trouble or huge payout. So he’ll be on their payroll for a while longer but not involved anymore.
According to a quote from Sky Sports, Horner is still employed by Red Bull, I guess he’s been put on gardening leave?
https://www.skysports.com/f1/news/12433/13394618/christian-horner-former-red-bull-team-principal-says-sacking-came-as-a-shock-in-tearful-farewell-speech
Yeah they probably can’t terminate his contract immediately without some legal trouble or huge payout. So he’ll be on their payroll for a while longer but not involved anymore.