Monday, the Dutch newspaper De Telegraaf revealed that Christian Horner was internally accused of “inappropriate behavior”. The historic boss of the Red Bull team, targeted by an internal investigation, will be heard in this context on Friday, several British media reported on Tuesday.
Red Bull, which did not respond to requests from AFP at this stage, announced on Monday that it had “launched an independent investigation”After “having become aware of certain recent allegations” regarding its director. “This procedure, which is already underway, is being carried out by an external specialist lawyer. The company takes these matters very seriously and the investigation will be completed as soon as possible. It would not be appropriate to make any further comments at this stage.”declared a Red Bull spokesperson, quoted by the British press agency Press Association (PA).
Quoted by the Dutch daily De TelegraafHorner immediately indicated “totally reject these allegations”which have therefore not been specified at this stage.