Christian Horner says he 'fully denies any accusations' at awkward Red Bull car launch | 8RG9V43 | 2024-02-17 16:08:01
Christian Horner has spoken publicly for the first time since being embroiled in an investigation over allegations of 'controlling behaviour' at Red Bull's 2024 automotive launch on Thursday.
The 50-year-old, who's the husband of former Spice Girl Geri Halliwell, is battling to save lots of his F1 profession after a female Purple Bull employee accused him of 'inappropriate' conduct – a claim he now says he 'absolutely denies'.
Horner confronted an eight-hour grilling by an external investigator final Friday and although Pink Bull had initially hoped the state of affairs can be resolved earlier than Thursday's automotive launch, the saga might now rumble on until the primary Grand Prix of the season firstly of March.
Despite the allegations, it was initially business as regular for Horner as he attended the group's Milton Keynes HQ on Thursday for the launch of Pink Bull's new automotive.
The staff principal was front and centre of the launch, talking extensively concerning the automotive, Purple Bull's probabilities of claiming a 3rd straight world title and their historical past, with 2024 marking the 20th anniversary of the founding of the group.
'You possibly can see it's an evolution of final yr's automotive,' he stated of the RB20.
'Nevertheless it's not conservative. You possibly can see they [the engineers and designers] 'have been fairly aggressive in sure areas.
'This can be a momentous yr in the Staff's history. Over the past 20 years, Pink Bull has succeeded in altering the panorama of Components One and it has completed it by being decided to do things in a different way.
'By being committed to enjoying exhausting and racing even more durable and by being completely targeted on competing for the most important prizes in the sport.'
But then in an interview with Sky Sports, he was requested whether or not he had thought-about stepping back from his duties whereas the investigation was carried out.
He replied: 'No. It's enterprise as standard. There obviously is a course of.
'Obviously, I absolutely deny any accusations which were made towards me but in fact I'll work with that process, which I hope is concluded in the near future.'
He later added: 'The help from inside the enterprise, of our companions, inside the business, has been overwhelming.
</div> 'Moments of uncertainty, it brings the group collectively, and I've by no means seen a workforce more collectively, or more supportive than it is.
'Everyone is concentrated on one thing, which is the efficiency of that automotive, to exit and defend both of the world titles that we've labored so exhausting to realize during the last couple of years.
'So the automotive is what everyone is invested in, and I sit up for seeing it in action in Bahrain next week.
</div> 'I'm absolutely dedicated to this staff. I've been here because the starting, I constructed this group, there's been highs and lows alongside the best way as you've seen in a few of the movies that you simply've seen earlier.
'We've gained 113 races, we've gained seven drivers' world championships, we've gained six constructors' world championships in 19 seasons, and that's in the history books now nevertheless it's what lies forward that's all the time necessary.
'And so my focus is on the longer term. We've got a complicated know-how enterprise that is going to be producing the primary Purple Bull monitor automotive and naturally there's an terrible lot happening on the campus and funding on the campus as you possibly can see.
'I can't comment on what that process consists. I'm assured clearly in the process and dealing with the method and deny absolutely any allegations being made.
'I just continue to clearly work inside that course of till it's concluded.'
Horner also confirmed that he can be going to Bahrain the place pre-season testing and the opening race of 2024 shall be held.
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