Red Bull team boss Christian Horner wanted a settlement of 650 thousand pounds to make the report disappear.
The soap opera surrounding the alleged transgressive behavior of Red Bull team boss Christian Horner continues. This morning we wrote that he had spoken out about the ongoing investigation, but more juice has already been revealed.
Quality newspaper De T. reports through its well-established reporter Erik van Haren that the Briton's lawyers wanted to pay no less than 650 thousand pounds (760 thousand euros) to the reporter to cover up the entire case.
Sexual misconduct
The female employee who reported in December 2023 accuses Horner of sexual misconduct. The employee has handed over the messages relating to the report to the external lawyer who is investigating the case. And the Dutch newspaper was able to view the apps.
Christian Horner denies for the time being, but the exact allegations were not yet known. The employee's name is included the Telegraph known and after inspecting the apps, it appears that there is something more going on than a transgressive raising of the voice.
Sexually explicit messages
These apps even go much further than raising the voice and the management style of the Red Bull team boss. Christian Horner's messages to the employee are sexually explicit and cover a considerable period of time. These messages are now also with the external lawyer who is conducting the investigation. That lawyer has now spoken to both the reporter and Horner.
Horner settlement
Another salient detail is that when a request for rebuttal was made on February 2 prior to the publication in the Telegraaf, the Horner team did everything they could to cover up the matter.
Within 24 hours of the request for rebuttal, a letter from Christian Horner's lawyers was sent to the reporter's lawyer with an offer of £650,000 to settle. Special promotion.
New Formula 1 season
The new season is coming and there is no indication yet that he plans to take a step back during the investigation. He will be in Bahrain next week.
Curious how the owners of Formula 1, Liberty Media, will deal with this. In America, these kinds of matters are always very sensitive and there may be consequences. In short, plenty to experience and we at Autoblog Boulevard will of course keep you informed.
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