Horner says Halliwell helped him put F1 75 Live boos in perspective

After he was booed at F1 75 Live in London in 2025, Christian Horner says his wife, Geri Halliwell, helped him put the hostility in perspective. As he sat back down, Horner recalled, she told him that “they only boo when they care” — and that silence would be worse.

The boos drowned out the Rolling Stones’ *Start Me Up* as Horner walked onstage at the O2. He said he had a choice between withdrawing and facing the crowd. People also asked him for selfies, he recalled — a contrast he found confusing.

Drive to Survive launched on Netflix in 2019 and brought a new audience to F1; much of Horner’s own rise in public attention came through the series. He said team principals were becoming personalities. Halliwell had encountered fame earlier, joining the Spice Girls in 1994 at 22. Horner said she had become hardened to hostile coverage, rarely read articles and advised him to ignore shifting opinions and stay true to himself.