According to media reports, the author of the allegations against Red Bull team boss Christian Horner has been suspended. World champion Verstappen’s father calls for Horner’s resignation.
According to media reports, the author of the allegations against Red Bull team boss Christian Horner has been suspended from the world champion racing team. The father of world champion Max Verstappen is now calling for Horner’s resignation.
This was reported by the AFP news agency, among others, on Thursday (March 7, 2024) before the Formula 1 race in Saudi Arabia, citing informed circles. Accordingly, the employee has been released from duty; this is directly related to the internal investigation into the case. This was completed around a week ago and Horner remained in his position.
Red Bull is not commenting on the woman’s suspension
The team, the racing team of world champion Max Verstappen, “cannot comment on the individual situation of employees,” a spokesman told AFP. Horner himself made similar comments at a press conference in Jeddah on Thursday afternoon. Red Bull GmbH has not yet responded to a request from Sportschau to confirm the report.
The employee had accused Horner – who is married to former “Spice Girl” Geri Haliwell – of “inappropriate behavior,” which has been known since the beginning of February. The company announced the results of a week-long investigation in a brief press release on February 28th.
The complaint was dismissed. “The complaining party” has the right to appeal, it said, among other things.
A lot of lack of transparency Investigation report
Details of the allegations have not been disclosed to date. The Formula 1 leadership and the world association FIA are said to have requested the results of the Red Bull Group’s internal investigation. The fact that the name of the independent lawyer who had investigated the matter was not even mentioned fueled distrust among observers.
One day after the results of the investigation were announced, an anonymous sender sent an email to high-ranking representatives of Formula 1, the world association FIA and numerous reporters. There were photos and chat histories. The authenticity has not yet been confirmed.
World champion Verstappen’s father calls for Horner’s resignation
Jos Verstappen, the world champion’s father, called for team boss Horner’s resignation last weekend. “There will be tensions here as long as he is in his position,” the 51-year-old was quoted as saying by the English Daily Mail: “The team runs the risk of being torn apart.”
Horner himself demanded at a press conference in Jeddah that a line must now be drawn. According to reports, Horner at Red Bull is primarily supported by the Thai majority owners around billionaire Chalerm Yoovidhya. The side of the heirs of the late Red Bull co-founder Dietrich Mateschitz is said to be much more critical of Horner internally.