Red Bull F1 team ‘will explode’ amid Christian Horner controversy
Al Jazeera
Driver Max Verstappen’s father, Jos, claims Red Bull is ‘in danger of being torn apart’ if Horner stays on as team principal.
Christian Horner’s leadership has been cast into fresh doubt after racing driver Max Verstappen’s father, Jos, claimed Red Bull is “in danger of being torn apart” if the under-fire team principal remains in his role.
A defiant Horner said on Saturday night that he is “absolutely confident” he will stay on as Red Bull boss for the remainder of the Formula One season after overseeing Verstappen lead a one-two finish from teammate Sergio Perez at the opening round in Bahrain.
Horner’s job has faced intense scrutiny in recent weeks following misconduct allegations made against him by a female colleague. Horner has always denied the claims.
However, Jos Verstappen, Max’s father and a retired racing driver, claimed “there is tension” in the Red Bull team in comments he made to the Daily Mail newspaper after the race.
“The team is in danger of being torn apart. It can’t go on the way it is. It will explode. He is playing the victim, when he is the one causing the problems,” he said.