Mercedes boss Toto Wolff has known as on Method 1 and its governing physique to demand extra transparency from Purple Bull's investigation into Christian Horner.
Horner has been cleared to proceed as Purple Bull staff boss following an inner investigation into “inappropriate behaviour” in direction of a feminine colleague.
Horner was within the Purple Bull pits for each practices of the brand new season on Thursday.
“I'm glad the method is over and I can't touch upon it,” he informed Sky Sports activities. “I'm centered on the upcoming season. It (unity) has by no means been stronger within the staff.”
Purple Bull Racing's father or mother firm, Purple Bull GmbH, mentioned it was assured the investigation into Horner was “truthful, rigorous and neutral”, however added that the report – operating to 150 pages – was “confidential”.
It’s understood that neither Method 1's homeowners, Liberty Media, nor its regulator, the FIA, have seen the report.
However on Thursday night, calls grew in Bahrain for Purple Bull GmbH to share particulars of its investigation.
“I simply learn a press release that was fairly easy,” Wolff mentioned. “My private opinion is that we actually can't look behind the scenes.
“There’s a woman in a single group who spoke to HR and mentioned there was an issue and it was being investigated and yesterday the game obtained a message that the whole lot was tremendous, we regarded into it.
“I consider that with the aspiration of a world sport, on such vital subjects, it wants extra transparency and I’m wondering what’s the place of the game?
“We're rivals, we're a staff, and we could or could not have our personal private opinions. However it’s extra of a common response or motion that we as a sport want to evaluate what is correct and what’s incorrect in a given state of affairs.
“Are we speaking to the fitting ethical strategy, to the values based mostly on the hypothesis that's on the market?
“As a sport, we are able to't afford to maintain issues imprecise and opaque on vital subjects as a result of we get caught.”
McLaren CEO Zak Brown agreed together with his Mercedes counterpart.
“It’s the final duty of the organizers of Method 1, the homeowners of Method 1, to make sure that all of the racing groups and employees, the drivers and everybody else concerned within the sport, function in the best way that all of us reside.” ” mentioned the American.
“I don't suppose it's concerning the roles and obligations of the groups. That’s for the FIA and F1 to in the end determine and ask what they suppose offers them the extent of transparency they should in the end come to a conclusion and now we have to depend on them to satisfy that responsibility to us all. “
The PA press company has contacted Method 1 and the FIA for remark.
Horner, who has protested his innocence all through, was questioned by a lawyer for eight hours at a secret London location earlier this month.
He has been Purple Bull staff boss since they entered F1 19 years in the past and is the longest serving boss on the grid.
He oversaw seven World Drivers' Championships and 6 Constructors' titles.
Purple Bull have dominated the game in current seasons, profitable 21 of twenty-two races final yr, with Dutch driver Max Verstappen setting a brand new report of 10 consecutive victories as he claimed his third title.
Horner, who’s married to former Spice Ladies singer Geri Halliwell, was awarded a CBE for companies to motor sport within the New Yr honours.
