Driver Max Verstappen's father Jos claims Pink Bull is “at risk of being torn aside” if Horner stays as crew boss.
Christian Horner's management has been thrown into additional doubt after racing driver Max Verstappen's father Jos stated Pink Bull is “at risk of being torn aside” if the under-fire crew chief stays within the his function.
A defiant Horner stated on Saturday night time he was “completely assured” he’ll stay as Pink Bull boss for the remainder of the Formulation 1 season after overseeing Verstappen's one-two end from his companion Sergio Perez on the first spherical in Bahrain.
Horner's work has confronted intense scrutiny in current weeks following allegations of misconduct made in opposition to him by a feminine colleague. Horner has all the time denied the claims.
Nevertheless, Jos Verstappen, Max's father and a retired racing driver, stated “there’s rigidity” within the Pink Bull crew in feedback he made to the Each day Mail newspaper after the race.
“The crew is at risk of being torn aside. It can’t go the way in which it’s. It can explode. It’s taking part in the sufferer, when he’s the one inflicting the issues,” he stated.
Throughout a rare week in Bahrain, Horner was sacked by Pink Bull Racing's firm, Pink Bull GmbH, following an inner investigation into allegations of “inappropriate behaviour”.
However a whole bunch of WhatsApp messages, which seemed to be exchanged between Horner and the whistleblower, have been then leaked to the F1 world.
Jos, the 51-year-old father of Pink Bull's three-time world champion, has denied studies he’s attempting to orchestrate Horner's ouster.
“It wouldn't make sense,” he stated. “Why would I when Max is doing so effectively right here?”
Horner walked hand-in-hand with spouse Geri Halliwell into the paddock an hour and 45 minutes earlier than Saturday's race.
Pink Bull's majority shareholder, Thai billionaire Chalerm Yoovidhya, additionally joined the duo on the crew terrace in a public present of help for Horner.
Talking after the checkered flag had fallen, Horner was requested if he was assured he would stay as Pink Bull crew boss for the remainder of the season. He replied, “Completely.”
He continued: “I’ve the help of an unbelievable household, an unbelievable spouse, an unbelievable crew and everybody on that crew.
“And my focus is to go racing, win races, and do one of the best I can.
“It was a day to start out the season in one of the simplest ways doable. My focus is on this crew, my household, my spouse and the race.”
Horner was additionally questioned in regards to the leaked Google file that was despatched from an nameless e-mail account to 149 members of the F1 paddock – together with FIA president Mohammed Ben Sulayem, F1 chief government Stefano Domenicali and the 9 different grid crew leaders, in addition to members of the media.
Horner stated: “I don't need to touch upon nameless speculative messages from an unknown supply. I'm not going to touch upon the explanations that any individual could have for doing this.
“Clearly, it has not been nice with among the undesirable consideration, however the focus may be very a lot on the automobiles and my focus has been on what is going on on the observe and right now's consequence reveals the place the main target is.
“There was an intensive and prolonged inner course of that was accomplished by an impartial KC and the grievance that was raised was dismissed. Finish of. Transfer on.”
Horner can be again within the highlight in simply 4 days when the automobiles hit the observe in follow for the subsequent spherical in Saudi Arabia.
