Dennis, Horner and Duke of Richmond named in honours list

Former McLaren Formula 1 brag Ron Dennis has been knighted successful King Charles III’s latest New Years Honours list.

The mastermind down aggregate titles has been fixed the honour for his services to manufacture and charity.

Current Red Bull Boss Christian Horner, who had antecedently been made an Officer of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire successful 2013 pursuing Red Bull winning 4 consecutive constructors title titles from 2010-2013, has been elevated to the presumption of Commander of the Order for his services to centrifugal racing.

While the 11th Duke of Richmond, Charles Gordon-Lennox, has besides been named arsenic a CBE for his services to heritage, athletics and charity. He orchestrated the reinvention of the Goodwood Estate erstwhile helium founded the Goodwood Festival of Speed successful 1993.

Dennis has received the motion done his existent enactment astatine Podium Analytics, a non-governmental organisation dedicated to reducing wounded successful sport; and astatine Tommy’s, a foundation that supports young parents done complications and nonaccomplishment successful pregnancy.

He is presently a non-executive manager astatine the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology. He had antecedently been recognised with a CBE successful 2000 for his publication to centrifugal racing.

During his 35-year stint astatine the Woking based squad helium oversaw respective rubric wins and worked with drivers specified arsenic Lewis Hamilton, Ayrton Senna and Alain Prost. He had assorted roles wrong the institution earlier leaving successful 2017.

Horner: grateful and honoured

Speaking aft the announcement, Christian Horner said:  “It was an unexpected favoritism a decennary agone to beryllium presented with an OBE and to person this 2nd award, a CBE, is 1 for which I americium hugely grateful and profoundly honoured.

“It is simply a large privilege to pb and enactment alongside specified a phenomenal Team arsenic Oracle Red Bull Racing and besides to enactment successful an manufacture that contributes truthful overmuch to the United Kingdom’s economy.

“I americium enormously arrogant of what we person achieved with Red Bull successful Formula 1 and successful the wider precocious exertion arena, and I americium hugely honoured to beryllium recognised for that effort.”

2023’s play saw Red Bull predominate the sport, with the Milton Keynes-based squad winning the constructors title, and its drivers, Max Verstappen and Sergio Perez, taking archetypal and 2nd spot respectively.