Christian Horner spent eight hours in the Red Bull offices defending himself against the accusations

The director of the Red Bull team, Christian Horner spent eight hours presenting his version of the events within the framework of the investigation carried out by the energy drink team. after the accusations against the British for alleged improper behavior became known.

The Red Bull boss is in the eye of the hurricane after he revealed that he had been reported by a team employee for having a “coercive controlling behavior” towards him what has taken the world of Formula 1 by surprise.

After hearing the accusation against him, Red Bull announced that it would conduct a private investigation to determine what had happened and that it hoped to have a resolution to the case as soon as possible. However, at the moment there is no date to know the results of the investigations.

According to journalist Craig Slater, The trial they are carrying out against Christian Horner lasted until late Friday night when the Briton spent eight hours giving his version of the events. before the lawyer in an office in London, where the process is taking place.

It is worth remembering that Red Bull has scheduled for this Thursday the presentation of its new car, the RB20, with which Max Verstappen and Sergio “Checo” Pérez will compete in the 2024 Formula 1 season that begins in the first days of March with the Bahrain Grand Prix.

For now there is no certainty that a decision on the case will be reached before Thursday, so it is not known if Christian Horner will be at the presentation of the Austrian team’s car.. It is not even known if the result will be known before March 2, the date of the first race of the season.

Christian Horner maintains that he is innocent of the accusations against him, but Red Bull takes these types of accusations very seriously, so in the first instance They recommended that he leave his position in a “friendly” manner, to which the manager declined the offer..

For this reason, it is unknown whether the Briton will continue fully in his duties while the investigation continues, a process that from one moment to the next generated an earthquake in the team that has just shined last season at the hands of Max Verstappen who He achieved his three-time F1 championship.

Red Bull repeated the two-time constructors’ championship and also achieved 1-2 in the drivers’ classification for the first time in its history in Formula 1 thanks to the runner-up position achieved by the Mexican Sergio “Checo” Pérez despite having had a season of ups and downs. for which he was highly criticized.

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