Eddie Jordan thinks the investigation into Red Bull staff principal Christian Horner is “absurd”.
Earlier this month, Horner was accused of inappropriate behaviour by a feminine colleague, prompting an unbiased inquiry into the matter. The Englishman denies the allegations and is intent on staying on as Red Bull chief.
But Jordan, who based the now defunct Formula 1 staff Jordan Grand Prix, thinks the accusations are far too damaging for Horner to proceed with the Austrian constructors and recommended an investigation into the matter was merely prolonging the inevitable.
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“I have seen many wrong decisions. But the Red Bull situation is the most absurd I have ever seen,” the Irishman advised F1 Insider. “Of course, Horner has the presumption of innocence, but does anyone seriously believe that the employee made the accusations out of thin air?
“If Horner is harmless, is she responsible? The injury to Red Bull’s picture is already monumental. Someone has to tug the string now.”
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Red Bull accomplished their investigation into Horner, 50, on Monday and are set to announce the end result earlier than this weekend’s season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix. The course of, which additionally included an interview with Horner on February 9, was carried out by a specialist barrister.
Horner is F1’s longest-serving staff principal having been on the helm of Red Bull since they entered the game in 2005 and has overseen the successful of six constructors’ and 7 drivers’ titles.
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At Red Bull’s 2024 automotive launch on February 15, Horner advised the media it was “business as normal” for the staff. He mentioned: “Of course, the allegations is a process that Red Bull are running through and have confirmed that process externally, but obviously there’s a job to do and I deny fully the accusations that have been made, and my role obviously continues.”
Jordan, in the meantime, based Jordan Grand Prix in 1991 and the staff competed in F1 till 2005 when it was offered to Midland Group. The likes of Michael Schumacher, Damon Hill, Martin Brundle and Rubens Barrichello drove for Jordan, who developed a repute for handing debuts to opponents who would go on to win world titles.