Christian Horner ‘supplied £650k’ to Red Bull worker

An explosive new report right now claims Christian Horner supplied to repay a Red Bull worker who’s alleged to be accusing him of sexual misconduct within the type of sexual messages.

Geri Halliwell’s husband Horner – CEO and Team Principal of Red Bull’s Formula One staff – is the topic of an inside investigation into an accusation of ‘inappropriate behaviour’ towards him made by a feminine worker, with the 50-year-old combating to avoid wasting his job.

He has not but responded to the brand new claims however has beforehand denied all allegations and final week made his case to a KC, who’s tasked as the interior investigator by the staff who’re the reigning world champions. 

But in a brand new bombshell report from Dutch outlet De Telegraaf, the ‘inappropriate behaviour’ accusations referring to Horner are reported to incorporate allegedly partaking in ‘sexual misconduct’, in line with the worker.

The report claims the Red Bull chief – who’s married to former Spice Girl Geri – despatched ‘sexually suggestive messages’ to the worker, with proof within the type of WhatsApp messages. De Telegraaf say they’ve seen the messages.

This goes far past the reported preliminary allegations, which prompt that it was to do with Horner’s ‘controlling behaviour’. 

Other groups and people within the F1 world are believed to find out about these claims, with the KC who’s overseeing the investigation additionally knowledgeable of the messages in query.

De Telegraaf claims that when Horner was knowledgeable about their intention to publish the allegations, Horner’s legal professionals supplied £650,000 to the feminine worker.

Red Bull chiefs are stated to pay attention to the character of the allegations towards Horner, though he at the moment retains the assist of Red Bull majority shareholder Chalerm Yoovidhya.

However, the report additionally states that many insiders, doubtlessly together with Horner, realise that these at Red Bull’s HQ – who say the case is being taken ‘extraordinarily critically’ – can be open to his departure.

Liberty Media, proprietor of F1, and Red Bull’s main American sponsors are additionally reportedly conserving a detailed eye on the difficulty and the way it’s dealt with.

Representatives for Mr Horner stated he vehemently denies the allegations made towards him. 

When questioned on the beforehand current allegations on Thursday on the launch of Red Bull’s new automobile for the 2024 season, the 50-year-old claimed he had not thought-about stepping away from his position and insisted he would nonetheless be in submit on the season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix on March 2.

‘No. It’s enterprise as common,’ he instructed Sky Sports News. ‘Obviously, I absolutely deny any accusations which have been made towards me however after all I’ll work with that course of, which I hope is concluded within the close to future.

‘I can not touch upon what that course of consists (of). I’m assured clearly within the course of and dealing with the method and deny completely any allegations being made. 

‘I simply proceed to work inside that course of till it is concluded.’

Horner additionally rubbished reviews of pressure with three-time world champion Verstappen over the allegations.

‘No in no way (there isn’t any friction),’ added Red Bull’s Team Principal and CEO. ‘I used to be with Jos and Max at Silverstone a few days in the past.

‘Max may be very targeted on his job. He’s been very supportive and I’m trying ahead to the season forward with him.

‘There’s all the time going to be hypothesis however we’re collectively as one staff, that is the way in which we have all the time been and that is the way in which we proceed to be.

‘The assist from the shareholders has been phenomenal and with out that assist we would not be right here. So no, that is not right.’