Entry into Alpine: Horner discusses with an American fund, former McLaren shareholder

Horner coming back? “I would come back to seize the right opportunity and I want to win, not just participate”, Christian Horner has clear ideas about his possible return to Formula 1 and in his recent interview on Australian television he also suggested: “I would prefer to be a co-owner rather than an employee”.
In short, all the clues point to Alpine, as also confirmed by Flavio Briatore in recent days. 24% Alpine in their sights The English at Sky Sports News have identified MSP Sports Capital as the main backer of the Horner-Alpine operation, a US fund that last year exited the share capital of McLaren Racing.
MSP Sports Capital, Christian Horner and other investors are reportedly preparing the offer to present to Otro Capital to take over 24% of the French team (the remaining 76% is the prerogative of Renault Group). An internal source at Alpine F1 has leaked the overall valuation of the team, between 2 and 2.5 billion dollars. Who is MSP Sports Capital? Founded in 2019, MSP Sports Capital is a private investment fund based in New York, active in the X Games and football, as it has stakes in clubs such as Estoril Praia (Portugal), Alcorcon (Spain), Beveren (Belgium), Augsburg (Germany) and Brondby (Denmark). He previously owned a share in Everton (England).
The entry into the McLaren Racing share package was dated 2020: it invested 185 million dollars for 15% of the shares. The exit from the team is in September 2025: in the meantime the value of McLaren Racing had increased sixfold…