Christian Horner is certain he will remain in charge at Red Bull despite the furore which has surrounded him this week.
He has been the focus of attention since it emerged a month ago that he was the subject of an internal investigation at Red Bull following allegations made by a female member of staff. Although the investigation cleared him, material purportedly related to the investigation was leaked two days ago.
Since then he has been the subject of front-page headlines on several newspapers. FIA president Mohammed Ben Sulayem said yesterday the situation was “damaging” for Formula 1.
However Horner said he was “absolutely” sure his position in charge of the team is secure. “I wouldn’t be here otherwise,” he told Sky.
The team remains united under his leadership, he added. “We are a very strong team,” said Horner. “We have got tremendous support and we have got tremendous partners and great shareholders behind us as well. You don’t achieve this kind of result by not being united.”
Red Bull dominated the first race of the season today. Max Verstappen led a one-two with Sergio Perez, the team’s closest rival finishing over 20 seconds behind.
Much of the wider news coverage of Horner has focused on his wife, Geri Horner, who joined him at the track today.
Horner said the result vindicated the team’s decision to produce an “aggressive evolution” of last year’s dominant RB19.
“I have to say a big thank you to all the men and women back in Milton Keynes that this winter have worked so hard and come up with another great car,” he said. “It is testimony to that hard work that goes on behind the scenes. So, a great team performance to get that one-two finish and maximum points today.”
“I think the design team, the whole team, has done a wonderful, wonderful job,” he said. “They haven’t rested on their laurels.
“They’ve pushed hard and pushed the boundaries, and you can see there is a lot of innovative ideas on the car. It has got the basis of [the RB19] on it but it is a strong evolution.”
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