Max Verstappen’s reaction to Christian Horner’s departure is highly anticipated. While the reigning world champion has yet to make a public statement, it doesn’t take much speculation to sense where he likely stands.

Christian Horner, the longest-tenured team principal in Formula 1, is out after two decades. Here's what he told the team.

Upon learning the news, Verstappen took to Instagram to pen a farewell message to his old boss. He thanked Horner for all the memories they created during the journey that started in 2016 when Verstappen replaced Daniil Kvyat ahead of the Spanish Grand Prix.