Christian Horner has insisted he will continue to lead Red Bull as team principal. The 50-year-old remains at loggerheads after being cleared of charges including inappropriate behavior by a female employee and leaking messages purported to be between Mr Horner and the complainant. He insists he continues to have the full support of his team and family.
The issue dominated much of the opening week of the season, despite Red Bull’s Max Verstappen winning the Bahrain Grand Prix by a wide margin.
Horner is believed to be still fighting to save his career and faced the media for the first time this week after the race, remaining bullish that he will not be forced out of the role he has held for 20 years since the team’s inception. Indicated. Formed in 2005.
When asked if he was confident he would stay in this position for the rest of the season, he was clear. Without hesitation, he answered, “That’s right,” adding that he always felt the investigation that dismissed his complaint on Wednesday was in his favor.
“I was always completely confident that I would be here,” he said. “My focus is on the upcoming season and the upcoming races.”
Horner flatly refused to comment on the email that leaked the message, whose authenticity has not yet been proven, and that he would not comment on “anonymous and speculative messages from unknown sources.” he said again.
The release of the email to F1 executives and the press is seen as a potential power struggle between Red Bull Racing and its parent company, Red Bull GmbH, and is seen as an attempt to destabilize Horner.
Horner did not address the rationale behind the email, but claimed he has continued to have the support of his team and family since the email was leaked, including his wife Geri attending the race track. did.
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“It wasn’t fun. It was unwanted attention,” he said. “I’m not going to comment on who’s motives for doing this. My focus is on this team, my family, my wife, and going to the races. I have a great family, a great wife, a great team, and the team I have the support of everyone within and my focus is to race, win races and do the best I can.”
Horner praised Verstappen’s 22-second victory over teammate Sergio Perez and tried to downplay its significance, but his focus now will be on the results on track with 23 races remaining this season. He said that there are certain things.
“You know what it means for the whole team. We’d better talk along the track,” he said. “The focus is now on the car. My focus is very much on what’s happening on track and today’s result shows where the whole team’s focus is. We are moving forward.”
