SAKHIR, Bahrain (AP) — The president of System One's governing physique has instructed the Monetary Occasions that the row surrounding Crimson Bull staff principal Christian Horner is damaging the game, however that the FIA is not going to conduct its personal investigation except it receives a grievance.
Forward of Saturday's season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix, Horner arrived on the F1 paddock holding palms together with his spouse Geri Halliwell, higher referred to as Ginger Spice from pop group The Spice Women.
FIA president Mohammed Ben Sulayem mentioned any grievance made to its compliance officer could be investigated, however it had not obtained any grievance about Horner's state of affairs and was “not going to leap the gun”, the Monetary Occasions reported.
“It's damaging the game,” Ben Sulayem instructed the newspaper, including that he was talking after a gathering with Horner on Friday. “It's dangerous on a human degree.
On Wednesday, the staff's mum or dad firm dismissed a grievance alleging misconduct by Horner in opposition to a staff worker. A day later throughout observe for the Bahrain Grand Prix, a file mentioned to include proof in opposition to Horner was emailed to just about 200 individuals within the F1 paddock, together with Liberty Media, F1, the FIA, 9 different staff principals and quite a few media shops.
The authenticity of the information has not been verified by The Related Press; the file comes from a generic electronic mail account.
Horner denied wrongdoing and mentioned in a press release Thursday that he “is not going to touch upon nameless hypothesis.”
Three-time defending champion Max Verstappen mentioned after qualifying on pole on Friday that Horner was “totally dedicated to the staff” however that his staff boss was additionally “most likely a bit distracted”.
AP auto racing: https://apnews.com/hub/auto-racing
Copyright 2024 The Related Press. All rights reserved. This materials is probably not printed, broadcast, transcribed or redistributed with out permission.
