The Christian Horner affair is not yet over. More than a week after being suspended by the Red Bull Formula 1 team, the employee has not said her last word. According to BBC Sport, the one who denounces the “transgressive sexual behavior” of the team director has filed a complaint with the ethics committee of the International Automobile Federation (FIA).
The young woman had accused her boss of “bad conduct” and “inappropriate behavior”. She also denounced the offer of 700,000 euros that Christian Horner allegedly made to her to buy her silence. The latter, who always denied the accusations, was cleared by the internal investigation opened by the team at the beginning of February. The British media also reveals that the accuser has decided to appeal Red Bull’s decision to close this case.
In fact, this complaint would follow two reports, the first on February 2 to the ethics committee, asking the motor sport governing body to look into this matter and fearing that Red Bull would stifle it, the second on March 6 referring to the first and threatening to inform the media afterwards. Asked by the BBC, the FIA made no comment.
Red Bull is far from being out of controversies. Helmut Marko, the historic advisor of the team very close to the Verstappen clan, is also the target of an internal investigation for having leaked information about the Christian Horner affair.
In the columns of the Daily Mail, Jos Verstappen, former driver and father of the three-time reigning world champion, expressed his wish to see Christian Horner leave the team: “The team risks tearing itself apart. She can’t continue like this. It’s going to explode. Horner plays the victim, even though he is the one causing the problems. »
