Two of Christian Horner’s rival team principals have called on Red Bull to provide more “transparency” around allegations he was recently cleared of.
Red Bull’s Austrian owners issued a statement yesterday announcing the end of an investigation into Horner’s behaviour.
Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff said Red Bull’s announcement did not go far enough to answer the questions surrounding the case.
“I just read the statement, which was pretty basic, I would say,” said Wolff in an FIA press conference today. “My personal opinion is we can’t really look at behind the curtain.”
Wolff referred to reports about the nature of the claim against Horner.
“At the end of the day, there is a lady in an organisation that has spoken to HR and said there is an issue and it was investigated. Yesterday the sport has received the message ‘it’s all fine’.
“We’ve looked at it and I believe that with the aspiration as a global sport on such critical topics, it needs more transparency.”
McLaren Racing CEO Zak Brown called on the FIA and Formula 1 to seek further clarification from Red Bull.
“It’s up to the FIA and Formula 1 to ultimately decide and ask what they feel gives them the level of transparency that they need to ultimately come to their conclusion,” he said. “We just have to count on them that they fulfil that obligation to all of us.”
Horner has returned to the paddock in Bahrain today as practice for the opening round of the season began. He was not called to appear in the FIA press conference.
Yesterday Red Bull Austria said they would not issue further details about the findings of the “confidential” investigation. “Red Bull will continue striving to meet the highest workplace standards,” it added.
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