The employee of the dominant team in recent years in the top category filed a new complaint, this time before the Ethics Committee of the International Automobile Federation (FIA) This was stated by the British network BBC, which promoted this complaint to the leading body of motorsports. Horner, 50 years old and married to singer Geri Halliwell (former member of the group Spice Girls), always denied the accusations.

The case continues to shake the championship-leading team, despite the excellent results achieved by its drivers at the start of the season.