David Croft has claimed Aston Martin have left “a package on the table” for Christian Horner, but doubts the former Red Bull boss will join the team. Horner has been linked with Aston Martin ever since rumblings emerged over the Las Vegas Grand Prix weekend that Andy Cowell was to lose his job as team principal.

Following a disappointing result at the Las Vegas Grand Prix, reports emerged that Andy Cowell was set to be sacked from his position as team principal. This was confirmed on Wednesday, with the 56-year-old Brit moving into the position of chief strategy officer, contributing to the “partnership between the team, Honda, Aramco and Valvoline”.