Female F1 presenter says ‘it has not been straightforward working within the sport’

Formula One presenter Laura Winter has despatched a message of defiance to ‘ladies working in F1’ amid the continued saga of Christian Horner‘s alleged ‘intercourse texts’ scandal at Red Bull.

50-year-old, Horner, has been on the centre of a rolling scandal after being cleared however subsequently a batch of leaked texts and footage alleged to have been despatched by him to a Red Bull feminine worker was launched anonymously.

Horner – was current on the Jeddah Corniche circuit for Friday’s qualifying session that noticed his driver Max Verstappen declare pole for the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix – has denied the allegations and acknowledged that he won’t touch upon ‘nameless hypothesis from unknown sources’. 

The Red Bull boss who has been in his function for 19 years because the workforce moved into F1 was beforehand cleared of ‘coercive behaviour’ following an inner investigation by his workforce’s father or mother organisation, Red Bull GmbH.

Winter – who’s a lady working for F1’s tv channel – has now spoken about the way it at present feels to be a lady employed within the sport by posting an emotional message on her social media channels.

Formula One TV presenter Laura Winter has despatched a message of defiance to ‘ladies working in F1’

Winter’s message comes at a time when Red Bull workforce principal Christian Horner is underneath stress over an ongoing alleged ‘intercourse texts’ scandal

Horner has acknowledged that he won’t touch upon the ‘nameless hypothesis’ thrown up from the alleged texts leaked

Posting a 1 minute 21 second video on her X profile on Friday’s International Women’s Day first revealed how she has beforehand needed to escape an abusive relationship earlier than continuing to touch upon working in F1.

‘International Women’s Day is tough for me – 5 years in the past on this present day I used to be attacked & escaped an abusive relationship,’ she mentioned.

‘I really feel an enormous obligation and stress to do one thing & so I used to be extremely grateful and moved to have the ability to say these phrases on air.’

Continuing within the video, Winter added: ‘After current information tales and headlines, it has not been straightforward to be a lady working in Formula One.

‘I’m personally very proud to be standing right here as a lady working in motorsport, a lady working in Formula One, bringing you these exhibits and sharing this paddock as properly with completely good ladies.

‘From workforce personnel to fellow media and to drivers too, all of whom needs to be celebrated yesterday however certainly each different day, as to ought to great male allies who’re serving to us make this sport a greater and extra inclusive house,’ mentioned Winter.

Horner has confronted calls to give up his place as workforce principal at Red Bull after he confronted an investigation however was cleared of wrongdoing

Meanwhile, the feminine member of workers who accused Horner of ‘coercive behaviour’ has been suspended from her place at Red Bull.

Winter later expanded on this weekend’s Grand Prix being hosted in Saudi Arabia, the place she has been overlaying the  and hit out on the Middle Eastern nation.

‘It will not be misplaced on us the importance that this opening spherical was held in Saudi Arabia, a kingdom wherein it was unlawful for girl to drive earlier than 2018.

She added: ‘To the ladies and women in motorsport, to the massive and rising numbers of feminine followers on this sport, here’s a superb reminder for all of us we’re right here to remain and we’re proper the place we belong.’