An Audience with Christian Horner

Christian Horner is coming to the Royal Concert Hall on Monday 19 October, for an evening built around his memoir, Drive. It's a talking session rather than a performance, with Horner on stage reflecting on his career and the leadership lessons he picked up along the way, before taking questions from the audience in a live Q&A.

If you've followed Formula 1 over the last couple of decades, you'll know the name. Horner started as a racing driver before moving into the executive side of the sport, and he spent twenty years as team principal and CEO of Red Bull Racing, from 2005 to 2025. During that run, he led the team to six World Constructors' Championship titles between 2010 and 2023, so he's spent a good chunk of his career at the very top of world motorsport.

That's the ground the evening covers. He'll be talking through the defining moments of his career, the leadership lessons he forged under relentless pressure, and the highs and lows of competing at that level. The Q&A follows on from that, so you'll get a chance to put your own questions to him directly. It's a good fit for anyone who's followed the Red Bull years, but it works just as well if you're more interested in the leadership and management side of things.

One detail that's worth noting: every ticket includes a hardback copy of Drive, which retails for £25, so you'll walk away with the book as well as the night. The session starts at 7:30pm at the Theatre Royal and Royal Concert Hall, Theatre Square, Nottingham, NG1 5ND.