by The investigation into Red Bull F1 boss Christian Horner is expected to be resolved before this week’s season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix, according to reports.
Horner strongly denies allegations of “inappropriate behaviour” by a female colleague, with his future as the sport’s longest-serving head coach hanging in the balance as an outside lawyer analyzes all the evidence.
Horner, 50, insisted at pre-season testing in Bahrain on Thursday that he wants the probe result “as soon as possible”, with the first race of the 2024 Formula 1 season just one week away. It is reported that the lawyer in charge of the probe will present his findings to the board of Red Bull GmbH – the team’s parent company – in the coming days.
Meanwhile, Red Bull’s engine partner Ford has criticized the world champions for a “lack of transparency” as we await the outcome of the investigation into Horner.
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Christian Horner – latest: Ford lambasts Red Bull about ‘lack of transparency’ in Christian Horner investigation
10:07 , Ciaran Jackson
Red Bull are coming under increasing pressure to settle their investigation into F1 boss Christian Horner, with Ford criticizing their future engine partner for a “lack of transparency”.
Red Bull team principal Horner, 50, strongly denies allegations of “inappropriate behaviour” by a female colleague, first announced on 5 February. It is under investigation by Red Bull Racing’s parent company, Red Bull GmbH.
Horner has repeated those comments during public appearances at Red Bull’s car launch and pre-season testing in the past three weeks, although no formal development of the probe has been announced. A result is expected in the coming days.
And Ford Motor Co., which will partner with Red Bull in 2026 to establish Red Bull-Ford Powertrains, is unhappy with the nature of the investigation, as well as Red Bull’s lack of response to a request for more information on February 14.
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Ford lambasts Red Bull about ‘lack of transparency’ in Christian Horner investigation
Christian Horner – latest: Christian Horner investigation update with ‘expected settlement date’ revealed
09:16 , Ciaran Jackson
The investigation into Red Bull F1 boss Christian Horner is expected to be resolved before next week’s opening Bahrain Grand Prix, according to reports.
Horner strongly denies allegations of “inappropriate behaviour” by a female colleague, with his future as the sport’s longest-serving head coach hanging in the balance as an outside lawyer analyzes all the evidence.
Horner, 50, insisted at pre-season testing in Bahrain on Thursday that he wants the probe result “as soon as possible”, with the first race of the 2024 Formula 1 season just one week away.
When asked why he did not step aside as team principal and chief executive of Red Bull Racing while the investigation was ongoing, Horner replied: “As you well know there is a process going on that I am part of, and as part of it. with that process, I’m afraid I can’t comment on it.”
Now, the lawyer in charge of the probe will reportedly present his findings to the board of Red Bull GmbH – the team’s parent company – in the coming days.
Christian Horner investigation update with ‘expected settlement date’ revealed
Christian Horner – latest: McLaren boss Zak Brown on Horner’s investigation
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“Well, the allegations are very serious,” Brown said.
“McLaren and all the men and women at McLaren are held to the highest standards. It’s clear that diversity and equality and inclusion are hugely important to us, to our partners, to everyone in Formula 1.
“It appears that the Red Bull corporation has launched an investigation and we can only hope that it will be dealt with in a very transparent manner.”
Christian Horner – latest: Max Verstappen on the Horner investigation
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“I mean in terms of talking about that, it’s not that I sat here all of a sudden, I can talk about things,” Verstappen said in testing last week.
“So it’s better that I focus on my own performance because that’s already the day job.
“But I think, of course, for everyone, it’s nice, of course, when things are resolved. But that’s all I can say about that.
“Everyone here, they are all focusing on the performance of the car, as they should. Everyone knows their role and everyone is very focused on trying to make the whole package faster.”
Christian Horner – latest: Helmut Marko defends the timing of the investigation
11:40 , Ciaran Jackson
Red Bull adviser Helmut Marko has defended the timing of the company’s “inappropriate behaviour” investigation into F1 team principal and chief executive Christian Horner.
Horner, the longest-serving team principal on the F1 grid, has been accused of “inappropriate, controlling behaviour” by a female colleague, with the team’s parent company Red Bull GmbH opening an investigation into the 50-year-old’s behaviour.
Horner strongly denied the claims when they were first announced on February 5 and repeated the claims at the launch of the team’s 2024 F1 car last week in Milton Keynes.
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Helmut Marko defends Red Bull on the Christian Horner investigation
Christian Horner – latest: Red Bull F1 Drive to Survive star marries Spice Girl Geri Halliwell
10:56 , Ciaran Jackson
There’s no doubting Christian Horner’s impact on Formula One – from hotshot 31-year-old team principal in 2005 to unmissable cornerstone almost 20 years later. The Red Bull manager was tasked with a significant mission when he was put in charge of the energy drink giant’s strange foray into the world’s motorsport portfolio in the mid-2000s. The castle he has since built is stratospherically impressive.
Case in point was last year’s near-perfect season, winning 21 out of 22 races. It is all, perhaps, even beyond his own aspirations.
But it could all come crumbling down. As the details emerged last Monday, Horner is now subject to an investigation by Red Bull’s parent company, Red Bull GmbH, after a female colleague complained about “inappropriate behaviour”. Horner strongly denies the allegations.
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Christian Horner: The Drive to Survive star married Spice Girl Geri Halliwell
Christian Horner – latest: Five things we learned from F1 2024 pre-season testing in Bahrain
09:55 , Ciaran Jackson
It was three days of non-stop action in testing this week, as the 2024 F1 season kicked off with hundreds of laps for each driver around the Bahrain International Circuit.
Red Bull, with their bold approach to this year’s RB20, continued to set the pace from the outside, with world champion Max Verstappen leading the fastest on day one.
As for the rest of the pack, there seems to be little between the other top level contenders: Carlos Sainz was fastest for Ferrari on day two, followed by Red Bull’s Sergio Perez and Lewis Hamilton’s Mercedes.
Charles Leclerc was fastest on the third and final day, with a late surge in the final session from Mercedes’ George Russell and Stake’s Zhou Guanyu putting them in the top three.
Here’s what we learned from pre-season testing in Bahrain:
Five things we learned from F1 2024 pre-season testing in Bahrain
Christian Horner – latest: How did the Red Bull boss get into F1?
09:29 , Ciaran Jackson
A promising karter as a teenager, Horner raced for two years in the late 1990s for Arden in Formula 3000, then the final step before a possible F1 seat. But one moment in pre-season testing, when he couldn’t match Juan Pablo Montoya’s commitment in a high-speed corner, told him all he needed.
Montoya would go on to race F1, Horner would not. Suddenly, he retired from racing at the age of 25 and chose to cross over to the management side of the Arden team.
It was there that he quickly built his reputation, winning junior titles. But despite his relative immaturity in the motorsport management ecosystem then dominated by the sport’s elder statesmen – Bernie Ecclestone, Ron Dennis, Ross Brawn etc. – his sights were still firmly set on Formula One.
Although takeover talks with Eddie Jordan died down, at 31 Horner was the youngest team principal on the grid when he was trusted to oversee Red Bull’s entry into the sport, when co-founder of the Dietrich Mateschitz company to go into business. Motorsport by buying a Jaguar.
Christian Horner – latest: Toto Wolff calls for transparency in Red Bull investigation
09:22 , Ciaran Jackson
Mercedes boss Toto Wolff has called for Red Bull’s investigation into Christian Horner to be transparent – and said the controversy was “a Formula One issue entirely”.
Horner is under investigation by the racing team’s parent company, Red Bull GmbH, after a female teammate claimed “inappropriate behaviour”.
The 50-year-old strongly denies the accusation and remains in his role as Red Bull team principal. He is in Bahrain for this week’s test three days ahead of the opening race, also in the Gulf Kingdom, on March 2.
And Horner has said that he intends to be in his position for the start of the new campaign.
“It’s clear,” Wolff said when asked to address the allegations during the lunch break on the first day of testing. “Formula One and the teams stand for inclusion, equality, fairness and diversity, and that’s not just about talking about it, but living it every day. These are just standards we set ourselves.”
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Toto Wolff calls for transparency in Christian Horner’s investigation into Red Bull
Christian Horner – latest: Horner on when the investigation can be concluded
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“I am very sorry but I cannot comment on the process or the timescale.
“Everyone wants a conclusion as soon as possible. But I’m really not allowed to comment on the process.”
