Jos Verstappenfather of the current triple champion of Formula 1 Max Verstappen, He stated that the Red Bull team was going to “explode” if the team's boss Christian Hornerrecently cleared of accusations of “inappropriate behavior” toward an employee, retained his position.
“There is tension (in the team) as long as he remains in the position,” the former Dutch F1 driver declared to the sports supplement of the British newspaper Daily Mail on Saturday in Shakir, hours after his son's victory in the Bahrain Grand Prix, the first test. it's from the season.
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Fast and furious
“The team risks tearing itself apart. It can't continue like this. It's going to explode,” said Jos
Verstappen. “He plays the victim when he is the one at the root of the problems,” he added regarding the historic boss of the Red Bull team.
On Wednesday, the Austrian firm announced that its internal investigation had led it to acquit the British man. Christian Horner of the facts of which he was accused.
While several teams denounced the lack of transparency during the internal investigation, Horner said Thursday that the unity in his team “has never been stronger.”
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But the sending shortly after of an anonymous email, containing in particular WhatsApp messages supposedly written by Horner, to journalists specializing in F1, to those responsible for automobile sports or even to the competing teams, relaunched the case.
Round trip
This began at the beginning of February, in a first article published in the Dutch newspaper De Telegraaf.
When asked by the Daily Mail about the origin of the information leaked to the media, Jos Verstappen denied any implication in this regard. “That doesn't make sense, why would I do something like that when Max is doing so well here?” he said.
Christian Horner, married to the former Spice Girl Geri Halliwell, present on Saturday at his side during the Bahrain Grand Prixhas always denied the facts and was convinced after the GP that his position was not at risk.
“A complete and lengthy internal process was carried out (by a lawyer outside of Red Bull) and the alleged accusation has been rejected. End of story,” he told reporters in Bahrain.
It goes?
In the last few hours, the European media have referred to a possible conversation between the father of the three-time world champion and the people of Mercedes.
“In the paddock things are hot with what is happening with Red Bull. Now, from the depths of F1, the rumor of a possible signing of Verstappen with Mercedes arises,” said As de Spain.
And he added: “Mercedes has a free seat for 2025 after the signing of Lewis Hamilton to Ferrari. With that possibility open and things as they are at Red Bull, in Bahrain Jos Verstappen was caught talking to Toto Wolf, a strange image after what happened in the Abu Dhabi GP where the Mercedes were very upset with the Dutchman's title”.
“I have known Jos for 25 years, with ups and downs, and I simply congratulated him on his son's achievement. “Max drives in his own galaxy,” Wolf said.
It does not seem easy, since Verstappen has a contract with Red Bull until 2028, and it would be necessary to know if there is a clause in that contract that would allow the change.
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#F1 | Toto Wolff had a meeting with Jos Verstappen in the paddock. When asked about the possibility of Verstappen joining Mercedes in 2025, Wolff responded: “Anything is possible.”
This comes after reports that Jos Verstappen said that the Red Bull team could “explode”, and it's… pic.twitter.com/t1ODuddHUs
— deni (@fiagirly) March 3, 2024
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