Christian Horner met with Max Verstappen's representative Raymond Vermeulen in Dubai. Meeting took place 48 hours after Max's father said Red Bull would "explode" if Horner remained in his position as team principal.

Horner has been facing intense scrutiny in recent weeks following accusations made against him by a person belonging to the team. The controversy came to nothing, at least for now, but it shook a team that had all the tools to once again be crowned the best in the world.