CHRISTIAN HORNER and Red Bull said today they have finalised the process of Horner leaving the team he led to eight Formula One drivers’ titles, two months after he was removed as team principal.

The team issued a statement saying that Horner would leave today, without giving details of any agreement.

“Leading Red Bull Racing has been an honour and privilege,” Horner said in the statement. “When we started in 2005, none of us could have imagined the journey ahead — the championships, the races, the people, the memories.”

Horner had been away from the F1 paddock since July, when the Red Bull parent company said it had “released Christian Horner from his operational duties with immediate effect” and appointed Laurent Mekies in his place.

Horner had been Red Bull team principal since it entered F1 as a full constructor in 2005.

Last year, Horner was accused of misconduct toward a team employee.

An investigation conducted on behalf of the Red Bull company dismissed the allegation, as did a further investigation conducted after the employee appealed against the initial ruling, Red Bull said at the time.

Horner remained in charge of the F1 team throughout the entire process.