The father of the reigning three-time Formula 1 champion claimed that the Red Bull team was going to “explode” if team principal Christian Horner, recently acquitted of accusations of “inappropriate behavior” towards an employee, keeps his job.
The former Dutch pilot Jos Verstappenfather of the current three-time world champion Formula 1, Max VerstappenI consider that Red Bull “is going to explode” if he keeps the British in sports management Christian Horneraccused of inappropriate behavior with an employee but acquitted by the team after completing an internal investigation.
“There is tension as long as he remains in office. The team risks tearing itself apart. It cannot continue like this. It is going to explode. (Horner) Plays the victim when he is the one who is at the root of the problems”assured the father of Verstappen to the British newspaper Daily Mailafter his son’s victory in the Bahrain Grand Prixfirst date of the season 2024.
Director of Red Bull reaffirmed his innocence over the weekend in Middle East and safe “It has never been so strong” after the Austrian company announced that its internal investigation by an external lawyer had not found sufficient evidence to prove the facts of which it was accused.
Horner, married to the former Spice Girl Geri Halliwellwho accompanied him Bahrainalways 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 and the alleged accusation has been rejected. End of story”said.
But the case was revived again when in recent days with the sending of an anonymous email, which contained especially messages from WhatsApp supposedly written by Horner, to journalists specialized in F1 already responsible for other teams.
Jos Verstappen He disassociated himself from the origin of that information leaked to the media, saying: “That doesn’t make sense, why would I do something like that when Max is doing so well here?”
In any case, after a scandal it does not seem to find an end in sight, the rumors of a possible move of Maxi Verstappen to Mercedes They began to circulate with greater force in the last few hours, points out the specialized site Motorsport.
Horner50 years old, directs Red Bull since his entry into the F1 World Championship in 2005 and won the seven titles that appear in the team’s record, four in a row with the German Sebastian Vettel (2010-2013) and the three most recent with Verstappen (2021-2023).
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