Red Bull has suspended the woman who accused team principal Christian Horner of acting in an unprofessional and
domineering manner.
Following an internal inquiry, the Red Bull board rejected the complaint, and Horner refutes the accusations.
A Red Bull representative stated on Thursday that the business was unable to comment on this internal issue.
Red Bull gave the employee the explanation that she had been dishonest, according to information obtained by BBC
Sport.
Early last month, the accusations were made public for the first time.
The board of Red Bull decided last week to close the case after seeing a report that was put together over several
weeks by what the firm has described as an independent KC.
The decision was made without explanation from the company, and neither the content of the report nor the identity
of the lawyer have been made public.
One day after Red Bull rejected the complaint, messages from an anonymous email that seemed to be related to
Horner were revealed.
During the Bahrain Grand Prix last week, the fifty-year-old declined to comment on whether or not the messages
that were leaked were authentic.
An attempt to inquire about the authenticity of the texts was blocked by a PR handler for Red Bull.
Chalerm Yoovidhya, the primary stakeholder of Red Bull, declined to comment when questioned about the situation
by BBC Sport in Bahrain.
There is a rift between Red Bull’s Thai division and its Austrian headquarters, which controls 49% of the business,
according to people close to the company.
Yoovidhya is reported to have supported the team principal when the Austrians wanted Horner fired.
The father of Red Bull’s triple world champion Max, Jos Verstappen, has stated that the Horner scandal is “not good
for the team” and that it is “driving people apart”.
Max Verstappen stated Jos was “not a liar” in response to a question concerning his father’s remarks.
“I guess he clearly felt like that,” he continued. However, in my opinion, it makes little difference which side you
support.”I just want to concentrate on the performing aspect of things, even though it would be strange to be on a
different side as my dad’s son.”
