Mercedes boss Toto Wolff has known as on System 1 and its governing physique to demand extra transparency from Pink Bull's investigation into Christian Horner.
Horner has been cleared to proceed as Pink Bull staff boss following an inner investigation into “inappropriate behaviour” in direction of a feminine colleague.
Horner was within the Pink 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 targeted on the upcoming season. It (unity) has by no means been stronger within the staff.”
Pink Bull Racing's dad or mum firm, Pink 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 System 1's house owners, Liberty Media, nor its regulator, the FIA, have seen the report.
However on Thursday night, calls grew in Bahrain for Pink 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 backstage.
“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 every thing was nice, we regarded into it.
“I consider that given the aspiration of worldwide sport on such vital points, it wants extra transparency and I’m wondering what’s the place of sport?
“We're opponents, we're a staff, and we could or could not have our personal private opinions. However it’s extra of a basic 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 correct ethical method, to the values primarily based 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 matters as a result of we get caught.”
McLaren CEO Zak Brown agreed along with his Mercedes counterpart.
“It’s the final accountability of the organizers of System 1, the house owners of System 1, to make sure that all of the racing groups and employees, the drivers and everybody else concerned within the sport, function in the way in which that all of us stay.” ” mentioned the American.
“I don't assume it's in regards to the roles and obligations of the groups. That’s for the FIA and F1 to in the end resolve and ask what they assume provides them the extent of transparency they should in the end come to a conclusion and now we have to rely on them to meet that obligation to us all. “
The PA press company has contacted System 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 Pink 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.
Pink Bull has dominated the game in latest seasons, profitable 21 out 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 providers to motor sport within the New 12 months honours.
