Christian Horner may be fired as team principal ahead of the unveiling of the 2024 F1 car “RB20” due to “inappropriate behavior” towards employees. He will have a hearing on Friday regarding the allegations against him. F1’s winter break is usually a quiet period. But the past few weeks have been filled with one big announcement after another. It started with the surprising announcement that Günther Steiner would be leaving the Haas F1 Team. And an unexpected harsh slap from F1 on Andretti. Not many experts predicted that Lewis Hamilton would move to Ferrari. And now the next…
Parent company Red Bull announced on Monday, February 5th that it has begun an internal investigation into Christian Horner, team principal of Red Bull Racing, the company’s F1 team. The allegations are that Horner, 50, behaved inappropriately toward employees. Bild reports that the incident concerns a photo Horner sent to a female employee. According to De Telegraaf, Horner completely denies all allegations, but there are those within Red Bull who want him to step down and his future to be entrusted to Chareem Yoovidhya, who owns 51% of Red Bull. The statement regarding this research further confirms that the number of cases of people living in Japan is increasing. Accusations of the conduct against at least one employee (referred to as “werkneemster” in the Dutch article, with a suffix denoting female agent) are supported by extensive evidence, according to various sources. He has now been sent off. Behind the scenes, all scenarios are already being considered. Horner must protect himself But it seems Horner won’t be able to dismiss the story so easily. “An independent investigation has been launched into these allegations. We take this matter very seriously. The investigation is being conducted by external independent investigative lawyers and we will reach a conclusion as soon as possible. “It would not be appropriate to comment further at this time,” Red Bull said in an official statement. According to information from Auto Motor und Sport, those involved will be questioned in the UK on Friday. If an external investigator concludes that the compliance allegations preclude continued employment, Red Bull will have to urgently search for a new team principal. There are currently several high-profile candidates on the market with team representative experience, including Mattia Binotto, Otmar Szafnauer and Günther Steiner. If Christian Horner stumbles on this issue, his team manager Jonathan Wheatley could take his place. Time is running out for Red Bull, and of course it could be resolved internally. In that case, team manager Jonathan Wheatley would likely be the first choice. Red Bull must solve the problem immediately. The official unveiling of the new racing car RB20 is scheduled for next Thursday (February 15th). This presentation must not be overshadowed by the pending court case against the team principal. The first test run will begin in Bahrain a week later. Horner continues with business as usual. On Monday, boss Max Verstappen attended the F1 Commission meeting in London. Horner has been at the helm of Red Bull Racing at Milton Keynes since it was founded in 2005. During this time, the team has won seven drivers’ titles and six constructors’ trophies. In her personal life, she has been married to former Spice Girl Geri Halliwell (now Geri Horner) since 2015. The two have a son.
2024-02-07 03:16:40
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