Max Verstappen’s father demands that Christian Horner be fired, sending Red Bull into disarray.
In the lead-up to the 2024 Formula One season, Horner has been embroiled in controversy.
He was the target of accusations of misbehaviour, but an examination of his behaviour ultimately proved him innocent of any wrongdoing.
But the controversy persisted, as he was once again compelled to issue a statement refuting any misconduct following the discovery of purportedly leaked messages.
Horner has remained the leader of Red Bull, and when he appeared with Geri Halliwell in Bahrain, everything went according to plan.
Verstappen took home the opening race of the season, demonstrating his continued supremacy in the sport.
Jos, his father, did, however, make some provocative remarks to the Mail.
“Tenseness exists here as long as he stays in this position,” he remarked.
“There’s a risk of the squad disintegrating. It cannot continue in this manner. It is going to blow up. Despite being the root of the issues, he is the one playing the victim.”
Reports state that during Friday’s qualifying, Horner and Verstappen got into a heated argument.
Additionally, Jos Verstappen was seen meeting with Toto Wolff, the head of Mercedes, who will be searching for a new driver in 2025 after Lewis Hamilton joins Ferrari.
Wolff is believed to have said, “Anything is possible,” when asked if Verstappen might join Mercedes.
Jos Verstappen also had to refute rumours that he disclosed
“That wouldn’t make sense,” Jos vehemently disputed the allegations.
“Given Max’s success here, why would I do that?”
Formula 1 has been urged by Toto Wolff to demand “greater transparency” from Red Bull in the wake of their probe into Christian Horner.
Just before the Bahrain Grand Prix, the Red Bull team principal was exonerated of charges of engaging in “inappropriate behaviour” towards a female coworker.
After the internal investigation, he is free to continue working for Red Bull and will do so going forward.
However, Wolff, his Mercedes counterpart, has pushed F1 executives to examine Red Bull’s probe.
Wolff remarked, “I read the statement, and it was fairly straightforward. Personally, I think it’s impossible to see behind the curtain.
The sport received word yesterday that everything is great; we’ve looked into it, according to a woman who works for the organisation and who spoke with HR about a problem that was looked into.
“I think that more transparency is necessary on such important problems given the goal of becoming a worldwide sport, and I’m curious about the sport’s stance on these matters.
We can have our own personal beliefs or not, but we are a team and competitors.
But as a sport, we really need to evaluate what is good and wrong in that particular scenario—more of a general response or action.
“Are we discussing morality in the correct way, with principles founded in conjecture that exists in the public domain?
