There is less than a month until the start of the
2024 Formula 1 season
and
when
everyone was talking about
Lewis Hamilton
's move to
Ferrari
, the headlines in the news changed direction.
Now, the spotlight is on
Red Bull Racing Oracle
for a personal episode involving its sporting director,
Christian Horner
.
According to European media that follow the day-to-day life of the top category such as
The Telegraaf
or
F1-Insider
, Horner is accused of "inappropriate behavior" and the claim would come from a person who belongs to the team.
According to the cited media, Red Bull would also have a
file
with all the evidence that would incriminate the 50-year-old Briton.
This Monday a meeting of the
Formula 1 Commission
based in London was held where
Horner
was asked about these accusations against him and the 50-year-old former driver also
flatly denied everything
.
The specific reason why Horner will be investigated is not yet known, but
Red Bull already released a statement
: "After the company became aware of certain recent accusations, an independent investigation was launched."
From the headquarters of the Austrian company
they affirm that the process is already underway and will be carried out by an external specialist
.
In its statement,
Red Bull clarifies that it takes these matters very seriously and that they will seek to resolve it as soon as possible
, but that it would not be appropriate to comment further on the subject.
Helmut Marko
, sports advisor for Red Bull Racing, who usually speaks whenever he is asked about the constant controversies surrounding the category, this time avoided commenting when approached by the Motorsport Total microphones.
The Red Bull team had a dream 2023.
Photo: AFP
The episode takes the shine off a February in which the agendas of all Red Bull have Thursday the 15th marked as the date on which they will present the car with which they will seek the three-time championship.
20 years in the elite of Formula 1
Horner
and
Red Bull
are two-time champions of the constructors' tournament.
This would be
Horner's 20th season
at the helm of Red Bull where he won 6
constructors'
championships
in 2010
,
2011
,
2012
,
2013
,
2022
and
2023
.
He has been with the team
since 2005
and
in 2010
he became the
youngest team leader
to win a
Formula 1 constructors' championship at the age of 37
.
Red Bull celebrating the victory in the Brazilian GP.
Photo:REUTERS
The star of the
Max Verstappen
team last season won the three-time
Formula
1
championship
.
Red
Bull
will try to resolve this situation before the
start of the season on March 2
, otherwise they will have to look for a
new sports director to take charge of the team
.