Christian Horner’s fate could be confirmed today before F1 Bahrain Grand Prix

Christian Horner's F1 future is expect🅺ed to be resolved today following a meeting 🧔of Red Bull's top management in Austria.

Christian Horner (GBR) Red Bull Racing Team Principal in the FIA Press Conference. Formula 1 Testing, Sakhir, Bahrain, Day
Christian Horner (GBR) Red Bull Racing Team Principal in the FIA Press Conference. Formula 1…

The future of Red Bull boss Christian Horner is set to be resolved today (Wednesday😼) following a meeting of Red Bull's sen🙈ior personnel in Austria.

Horner has been investigated by an independent lawyer after allegations were made b💛y a female colleague of inappropriate behaviour.

The 50-year-old was subsequently interviewed - ear𝐆lier this montꦬh - and awaits to find out whether he will remain in charge of the reigning world champions.

Horner has remained part of Red Bull’s p🍬reparations for the new campaign, featuring at the team’s lau♎nch of the RB20 at Milton Keynes and was present during the three days of winter testing last week in Bahrain.

As reported by initially, and now Dutch pu🌞blication , Horner's future was discussed bܫy Red Bull bosses in Austria on Tuesday.

His fate could be confirmed on Wednesday 🉐as the media descends upon Bahrain for the 2024 F1 sಞeason-opener.

The 2024 F1 season will officially start on Thursday with practice, but with🍃 media day𓆉 on Wednesday, whatever the verdict is, it could be a busy day for Red Bull.

Sky's Craig Slater confirmed on Monday that the investigation and report into Horner’s behaviour has been “completed” and submitted to the Red B𝄹ull board💖 in Austria.

“Well we should find out whether Christian Horner c🎉ontinues as Red Bull’s team principal either o🐬n Tuesday or Wednesday of this week,” he said. 

“My understanding is that the investigation into allegations of his inappropriate behaviour with a female member of staff has concluded and the report following those investigations has also been completed and submitted to the Red Bull company’s parent board in Salꦗzburg, Austria for their consideration.

“I understand it’s a lengthy document - somewhere towards 150 pages and it contains 60 hours or thereabouts of interviews wit👍h𒁃 individuals connected to the investigation.”

Christian Horner (GBR) Red Bull Racing Team Principal. Formula 1 Testing, Sakhir, Bahrain, Day Three.-
Christian Horner (GBR) Red Bull Racing Team Principal. Formula 1 Testing, Sakhir, Bahrain, Day…

Slater expects when the verdict is announced to the public, that the statement is deliberately vague because it’s seen simply as an internal investigation, while priಌvacy is also an important factor.

“Remember Horner was interviewed fo꧒r a full day by the independent barrister appointed to lead this probe,” Slater added.

“In ꦚterms of what the outcome will be, we’re not expecting a particularly detailed statement. Red Bull is a private company and this is seen as an internal workplace investigation and for privacy reasons, a lot of the details of what has been investigated will not be made public.

“However, the company will be very keen to explain that this has been a thorough and fair investigation for all the parties conceꩵrned. Tuesday or potentially Wednesday we should learn Christian Horner’s fate whether he will continue with this team which he’s led for the last 20 seasons or whether his time as one of the big players in F1 potentially is to come to an end.”

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