- Christian Horner has been accused of “inappropriate behavior” by a colleague
- The Red Bull boss, 50, has strongly denied the allegations leveled against him.
- An explosive new report in the Netherlands has shed new light on claims
An explosive new report claims today that Christian Horner offered to pay a Red Bull employee who allegedly accuses him of sexual misconduct in the form of sexts.
Geri Halliwell’s husband Horner, CEO and director of the Red Bull Formula One team, is the subject of an internal investigation over an allegation of “inappropriate behaviour” made against him by an employee, and the 50-year-old is fighting for save your job.
He has not yet responded to the new allegations, but he previously denied all allegations and last week presented his case to a KC, who is tasked as the internal investigator for the team that is the current world champion.
But in a new explosive report from a Dutch media outlet TelegraafAccording to the employee, allegations of “inappropriate behavior” related to Horner allegedly include “inappropriate sexual conduct.”
The report claims the Red Bull boss, who is married to former Spice Girl Geri, sent “sexually suggestive messages” to the employee, with evidence in the form of WhatsApp messages. Telegraaf They say they have seen the messages.
Christian Horner allegedly offered to pay off an employee who accuses him of sexual misconduct.
Horner, who is married to former Spice Girl Geri Halliwell, is fighting to save his career after a colleague accused him of “inappropriate behaviour”.
De Telegraaf claims Horner sent ‘sexually suggestive messages’ to employee
This goes far beyond the initial accusations, which suggested it had to do with Horner’s “controlling behaviour”.
Other teams and individuals in the F1 world are believed to be aware of these claims, and the KC overseeing the investigation also reported the messages in question.
Telegraaf claims that when Horner was informed of his intention to publish the allegations, Horner’s lawyers offered the employee £650,000 in an attempt to maintain her silence.
Red Bull bosses are said to be aware of the nature of the allegations against Horner, although he currently retains the support of Red Bull majority shareholder Chalerm Yoovidhya.
However, the report also claims that many insiders, potentially including Horner, realize that those at Red Bull headquarters, who say the case is being taken “extremely seriously”, would be open to his departure.
Liberty Media, owner of F1, and Red Bull’s main American sponsors are also closely following the issue and how it is handled.
Horner’s representatives said he vehemently denies the allegations made against him.
When asked about the existing allegations on Thursday during the launch of Red Bull’s new car for the 2024 season, the 50-year-old claimed he had not considered stepping away from his role and insisted he would still be in the role during the season. . The Bahrain Grand Prix will open on March 2.
‘No. “Everything remains the same,” she said. Sky Sports News. ‘Obviously, I totally deny any accusations that have been made against me but of course I will work on that process, which I hope will conclude in the near future.
‘I can’t comment on what that process entails. I obviously have confidence in the process and working with it and I absolutely deny any accusations that have been made.
“I just continue to work within that process until it’s done.”
Horner also denied reports of tension with three-time world champion Verstappen over the allegations.
During the launch of Red Bull’s car for the new season, Horner said it was going nowhere.
Under Horner’s leadership, Red Bull’s Max Verstappen has won three consecutive world titles.
“No, not at all (there is no friction),” added the team principal and CEO of Red Bull.. ‘I was with Jos and Max at Silverstone a couple of days ago.
‘Max is very focused on his work. He has been very supportive of me and I am looking forward to the next season with him.
“There will always be speculation, but we are together as one team, that is how we have always been and that is how we will continue to be.”
‘The support from shareholders has been phenomenal and without that support we would not be here. So no, that’s not correct.