One year later, in 2006, Superman took over the car as David Coulthard scored Red Bull’s first podium finish, leading to Horner jumping into the swimming pool located on the top of the Energy Station wearing only a red cape after losing a bet over the result.

As tributes rolled in from reigning champion Max Verstappen, driver Yuki Tsunoda and F1 advisor Helmut Marko, Horner singled out one Red Bull driver who enjoyed a short stint with the team at the beginning of their F1 journey.

The Formula 1 world had some stunning news Wednesday as Oracle Red Bull Racing fired Christian Horner, who had been the team principal for the past 20 years and had been the man in charge of some legendary championship runs in the sport. Taking over for Horner will be Laurent Mekies.