2024-02-05 17:51:00
There are still too many unknowns in the story of the internal investigation initiated by Red Bull against Christian Horner. The team itself does not comment on the situation, and Horner, as usual, presented it at a meeting of the Formula 1 Commission, which was held in London on Monday.
The wording “inappropriate behavior” is too vague and can be interpreted in any way, so we can only speculate. No one has heard Horner’s own words, and the phrase “I categorically deny these claims” is quoted in the text of today’s article in the Dutch tabloid De Telegraaf, which started all this fuss.
Austrian sources, citing insider information, put forward the version that Horner has lost the support of that part of Red Bull management, which is based in Salzburg. But at the same time, the Thai co-owners of the company, who own 51% of the company’s shares, are on his side – in theory, they can intervene in the situation and try to protect the team leader, with whom she achieved such success.
It is also reported that the confrontation between Horner and Helmut Marko, i.e. the power struggle within Red Bull Racing has nothing to do with this strange and unpleasant story.
Nevertheless, assumptions are already being made about who can replace Horner, at least during a transition period, if such a need arises due to circumstances. For example, such a person could be Jonathan Whitley, a 56-year-old Briton who holds the position of team manager. Wheatley spent several decades in Formula 1, started his career back in the 90s, was a mechanic at Benetton, but has been working at Red Bull Racing since 2006, and he can be considered one of the team’s old-timers.
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