Christian Horner Seen In An Event Makes An Unguarded Statement About His Allegations
Christian Horner’s future as Red Bull F1 boss remains in the balance after he met with the lawyer in charge of the investigation into the team principal last Friday in London.
Horner has been accused of “inappropriate, controlling behaviour” by a female colleague and is currently at the centre of an investigation by the team’s parent company, Red Bull GmbH. The 50-year-old, who has been in charge of Red Bull Racing since its inception in 2005, strongly denies the allegations levelled against him.
Horner met with the external barrister at a secret location in central London on Friday. It is now a waiting game to see if the matter is resolved, one way or another, before Red Bull launch their 2024 F1 car at their base in Milton Keynes on Thursday (15 February). However, given the complex nature of the matter and the need for both sides to be fairly heard, the case could well overrun beyond Thursday’s launch event, which Horner is expected to be present at.
Horner is at Silverstone on Tuesday for Red Bull’s secret shakedown event. The new F1 season starts on 2 March in Bahrain.
Christian Horner is at a shakedown event for Red Bull today at Silverstone – and is expected to be appear at the car launch on Thursday.
Red Bull are putting their new 2024 car through its paces during a secret shakedown event of the RB20 today at Silverstone.
Max Verstappen has driven the car this morning with Sergio Perez in the cockpit this afternoon.
It is thought the result of the investigation into the Red Bull boss could take weeks to be decided. The first race of the 2024 F1 season is on 2 March.
The allegations against Christian Horner, which the Red Bull team principal strongly denies, arrived just as Formula 1 gears up for the new season, with pre-season testing in Bahrain just weeks away.
Here are a few key dates to know as the season draws nearer with Horner’s future still, seemingly, up in the air.
Thursday 15 February: Red Bull launch car for 2024 season
21-23 February: Preseason testing in Bahrain
Friday 23 February: New season of Drive to Survive available on Netflix
1-3 March: Bahrain Grand Prix
The three-time world champion is putting the new RB20 through its paces at a secret shakedown event for Red Bull on Tuesday.
Members of the public or press are not invited to what is a secretive filming day ahead of the car’s official launch on Thursday.
Sergio Perez is expected to take to the track in the afternoon.
For the sixth year running, Drive to Survive will air on Netflix as the cameras show behind-the-scenes access following the Formula 1 circus around the world.
Season six will follow the trials and tribulations of the 2023 F1 season, with another 10 episodes focusing on the 10 teams and 20 drivers.
The 2023 season was a year dominated by Max Verstappen, with the Red Bull driver winning 19 out of 22 races. The Dutchman – who refused to appear in series four at protest over the various narratives the series produces – is set to feature, alongside team-mate Sergio Perez and boss Christian Horner.