Christian Horner has addressed his future at Red Bull after Max Verstappen received the F1 season opener in Bahrain.
Verstappen was a category above the remainder of the sphere in every week that has been overshadowed by Horner. On Wednesday, Horner, 50, was cleared of wrongdoing following an inside investigation into his alleged inappropriate behaviour in direction of a feminine colleague.
That appeared to be the tip of the matter. However, a string of alleged non-public messages from Horner to the unnamed colleague have been then leaked. The alleged WhatsApp texts and images have been launched to quite a few journalists and key figures within the sport on Thursday evening.
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The alleged messages and photos, which have been seen by Daily Star Sport, are stated to have left Horner’s spouse and Spice Girl star Geri Halliwell “humiliated.” Horner has continued to disclaim any wrongdoing and placed on a united entrance with Halliwell on the first race of the season in Bahrain.
He was requested about Red Bull’s staff unity on Sky Sports after the race in gentle of the alleged non-public messages which surfaced after he was cleared by Red Bull. He instructed Sky Sports: “Absolutely. We’re a strong team, we have tremendous support and tremendous partners and shareholders behind us. You don’t achieve this kind of result without being united.”
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Questioned additional on whether or not he has the backing of his staff and whether or not he can be on the pit wall for the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix subsequent week, Horner issued a six-word response. he stated: “Absolutely. I wouldn’t be here otherwise.”
There had been query marks over Horner’s future following the investigation, and he was briefly lacking from the pit wall on Friday when Ted Kravtiz revealed he had been known as in for a gathering with FIA boss Mohammed Ben Sulayem.
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However, Horner was later seen speaking with and hugging Ben Sulayem across the Red Bull paddock earlier than taking his seat within the pit wall throughout Friday’s apply session.
Horner had been accused of inappropriate behaviour in direction of a feminine colleague; allegations that he at all times denied. He was cleared of these allegations on Wednesday. Red Bull launched a press release to deal with the conclusion of the interior investigation.
It learn: “The investigation report is confidential and contains the private information of the parties and third parties who assisted in the investigation, and therefore we will not be commenting further out of respect for all concerned.
“Red Bull will proceed striving to fulfill the best office requirements.”