Ex-Formula One boss Bernie Ecclestone has reportedly urged Christian Horner to step down as Red Bull Racing’s chief government and staff principal.
It comes after Horner was accused of inappropriate behaviour in the direction of a staff worker. The 50-year-old, who has gained back-to-back constructors championships, denies any wrong-doing. He is presently beneath scrutiny by Red Bull’s mum or dad firm, having met with an exterior investigator final Friday to defend his case.
It appears possible the problem is not going to be solved earlier than the staff’s season begins on February 15. And former F1 chief Ecclestone, 93, has reportedly recommended Horner ought to stop his submit with the intention to “avoid further damage to himself and his family”, in line with F1 Insider.
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Regardless of how the investigation concludes, it threatens to unsettle Red Bull as they head into the 2024 marketing campaign. Yet regardless of the looming uncertainty over Horner’s future, the staff stay favourites having been dominant in recent times due to Max Verstappen’s three consecutive world title victories.
And chief technical officer Adrian Newey is assured about their new RB20 automotive. “Our car will be very much a third evolution of the ’22 car,” he declared on the Talking Bull podcast.
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“Last year’s car was an evolution of the ’22, the main points [of difference] being the normal winter development in terms of aerodynamics and some understanding on what we needed to do with suspension to try to improve the car as well, and getting weight out of it because we never got down to the weight limit in ’22.
“This yr’s automotive is the third evolution of that unique RB18. Now what we do not know, after all, is the third evolution too conservative whereas others have finished one thing completely different? You simply do not know.
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“There is that [dilemma] of: should we have a group that goes out and looks at completely left-field ideas, or do we keep developing the route we’ve taken? We’re resource limited, so we can’t do everything.
“We cannot take a look at each avenue, so we have taken the method of creating what we have. Hopefully that’ll be the prudent factor.”