Amid the Red Bull F1 team principal’s sexting scandal, troubled Christian Horner and his wife Geri Halliwell appeared to be having a serious conversation at this weekend’s Bahrain Grand Prix.
New footage shared with X on Sunday by F1 accredited journalist Cihangir Perpelik shows Mr Horner, whose lewd messages to a female employee were allegedly leaked online, sitting at a table next to Mr Halliwell. The video shows him talking to someone who appears to be Italian businessman Flavio. Briatore, former Renault team manager, According to the Daily Mail.
Horner, 50, and Halliwell, 51, competed together at the Bahrain Grand Prix, with Red Bull superstar driver Max Verstappen finishing first and teammate Sergio Garcia second.
The couple embraced after Verstappen’s victory and were even seen holding hands on the track at the Bahrain International Circuit.
Despite the smiling faces of Horner and Halliwell, friends of the pair, who married in 2015, are speculating about their future amid the team boss texting scandal that rocked the sporting world last week.
A day after Red Bull accused a workplace misconduct scandal, apparent communications from Mr Horner to a female employee were leaked to F1 figures, including comments about women wearing Spanx and stretching their legs. It is said that the
In the wake of the scandal, Mr Halliwell is said to have “set out some strict ground rules”.
“One would be for Christian to cut off or reduce his contact with women, but that would be difficult given her role at Red Bull.” A source recently told The Sun..
“And she definitely had a say in what kind of message he sent. For obvious reasons, Geri wanted to keep her female colleagues, whom she knew even before her appointment, as private as possible. Masu.”
Mr Horner denies the charges against him.
“I do not comment on anonymous speculation, but again, I have always denied the allegations,” Horner said in a statement Thursday.
“I respected the integrity of the independent investigation and cooperated fully at every step. This was a thorough and fair investigation conducted by independent expert counsel and concluded with dismissal of the charges.” I will remain fully focused for the start of the season.”
The fallout from the controversy continues as Verstappen’s father Jos will not attend the upcoming Saudi Arabian Grand Prix in light of his comments about Horner. According to ESPN.
Verstappen is a retired F1 driver. told the Daily Mail“There’s a sense of tension here; [Horner] Stay in position. The team is on the verge of collapse. ”
The Saudi Arabian Grand Prix begins on Saturday in Jeddah.
