F1 News: Christian Horner reveals family impact of Red Bull saga

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Horner reveals family impact of Red Bull saga

Christian Horner has had enough of ‘intrusion’ into his life

Shay Rogers

Saturday 9 March 2024 04:00

Christian Horner has had enough of the intense speculation and interest into Red Bull’s investigation of alleged ‘inappropriate behaviour’ over the last month.

The Red Bull team principal and CEO remained in his role throughout the process and was cleared of any wrongdoing by an internal enquiry.

His team started the season in perfect style at the season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix, as Max Verstappen took a grand slam and led a 1-2 to hand them a perfect start on track.

Red Bull dominated the Bahrain Grand Prix

Christian Horner laughs with the Verstappens

Christian Horner has been at Red Bull for 19 years

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The complainant has since been suspended by Red Bull according to the PA news agency but retains the right to appeal the decision of the investigation.

Speaking about the matter in Jeddah, Horner shared the effect that it has had on himself and his family.

“We are here to go racing, we are here as a Formula 1 team, and the time now is to focus on what is going on track and the performance of the cars and the drivers, where the spotlight should be during the course of a Grand Prix weekend.

“The scrutiny on my marriage - I've got a beautiful family - it's been very trying. When there [are] children involved, and family involved, it's not pretty. My wife has been phenomenally supportive. The intrusion on my family is enough. It's time to focus on why we are here.”

Horner’s team kicked off the weekend impressively in Saudi Arabia, with Max Verstappen topping the timesheets in Jeddah.

There seems to be no end in sight for this saga, but Red Bull are answering in all the right ways on track as they hunt a ninth consecutive victory this weekend.

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