Horner placed under investigation
Less than seven days after the announcement that captured all the attention within the world of Formula 1 – the sensational transfer of Lewis Hamilton from Mercedes to Ferrari, which will take place at the end of the 2024 season – a other news, of a very different nature, which instead involves the other 'super team' of the Circus, the Red Bull. The Milton Keynes team has just returned from a year of absolute domination, in which it achieved success in 21 out of 22 GPs. Now, however, dark shadows they seem to focus on one of the main architects of the triumphal ride of the Austrian team, the team principal Christian Horner.
The British manager, who has led Red Bull since his entry into F1 in 2005, and who has therefore always been the undisputed leader – at a managerial level – of the reigning world champion team, would in fact currently be 'attended' by a internal investigation by the Red Bull group itself.
Confirmation from Red Bull Austria
The German site was the first to report the news F1Insiderwhich directly quotes a communication provided by Red Bull Austria. The 'parent company' in fact actually has admitted the existence of an investigation: “After becoming aware of the recent allegations, the company launched an independent investigation. The investigation is already underway and is being conducted by a specialized external lawyer. The Company takes these matters extremely seriously and the investigation will be completed as soon as practicable. It would be inappropriate to comment further at this time.”.
The news of theinternal investigation was also confirmed by the Dutch journalist from De Telegraaf Erik van Haren, who is a great connoisseur of the Milton Keynes environment given the presence in the team of world champion Max Verstappen, idol of the Orange public.
The accusation against Horner would come from an employee of the team, who would have made serious accusations against the 50-year-old manager. Obviously, to have a clearer picture of the matter we will have to wait for the evolution of the facts and any official press releases from Horner himself or the team. Horner was also recently appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire by King Charles in recognition of his achievements in F1.
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