Today is not the start of a normal working day for Christian Horner as team boss of Red Bull Racing. It’s day one after the acquittal of an employee’s allegations.
According to the English newspaper “The Independent”, the matter surrounding Red Bull’s team boss Christian Horner should serve as “a reminder to everyone in Formula 1”.
The premier class of motorsport has done so much in the past five years, thanks to the boom caused by the Netflix series “Drive to Survive”, to make the workforce more diverse and to break away from the previous image of a “billion-dollar boys’ club”. But the mud remains stuck, ex-pilot Martin Brundle told Sky Sports, according to the Independent.
Horner had been accused of inappropriate behavior by an employee. After an independent investigation was confirmed by parent company Red Bull on February 5, the company announced the result: “Red Bull can confirm that the complaint has been dismissed. The complaining party has the right to appeal. Red Bull is convinced that that the investigation was fair, thorough and unbiased.”
“Horner won the fight of his life”
Horner’s stay as team boss was thus secured. “Christian Horner has won the fight of his life,” wrote the English Daily Mail. The now 50-year-old Brit has led the team since he joined. As team boss, Horner has won seven drivers’ and six constructors’ titles.
Today, as usual on Grand Prix weekends, Horner will be at the command post. In the Sakhir desert he will see how three-time champion Max Verstappen from the Netherlands and the Mexican Sergio Pérez get along with the new car for the beginning of the season in the first free practice session. The first of 24 races this year takes place on Saturday (4 p.m. CET/Sky and RTL) with the Bahrain Grand Prix.
It remains to be seen whether calm will return to the highly superior team in Formula 1 over the past two years. Sky expert Ralf Schumacher has doubts. “A lot of things were broken. They have to be repaired first,” said the 48-year-old after the results of the investigation became known. “The problem here is that there was almost the impression that some people internally were interested in getting rid of Horner.”
Source: Stern
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