Red Bull acquits Christian Horner of accusation of inappropriate behavior – 02/28/2024 – Sport

Red Bull team boss Christian Horner was acquitted of accusations of “inappropriate behavior”, the energy drinks company announced this Wednesday (28), on the eve of the start of the 2024 F1 season, with the Bahrain GP, this Saturday (2).

In a statement from Austria-based Red Bull, the company assured that the complaint “was rejected” following a “fair, rigorous and impartial” internal investigation.

The team then announced that it will keep the professional in his position.

The Briton, head of the team since its creation in 2005, has been at the center of a controversy since Dutch newspaper De Telegraaf revealed that, since February 5, he was being investigated internally for “inappropriate behavior” towards an employee.

Horner “completely” rejected the allegations and on February 10 testified before “a specialized external lawyer” for Red Bull.

“The independent investigation into the allegations made against Horner has been completed and Red Bull can confirm that the complaint has been dismissed,” the brand said.

“The complainant has the right to lodge an appeal”, he stressed about a case about which few details are known.

“Red Bull is confident that the investigation was fair, rigorous and impartial. The investigation report is confidential and contains private information of the parties and third parties who assisted in the investigation, therefore we will not comment further on it”, he detailed.

With Horner, married to former Spice Girls member Geri Halliwell, Red Bull became an F1 powerhouse, winning seven individual titles; four for German Sebastian Vettel (from 2010 to 2013) and three for Dutchman Max Verstappen (from 2021 to 2023).

In the constructors, he won six (2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2022 and 2023).