Pink Bull staff boss Christian Horner is on his method to Bahrain with a call anticipated later immediately over allegations made by a feminine worker about his behaviour.
Horner, who is because of contact down in Bahrain immediately, may fly in to seek out himself out of a job or be launched to proceed forward of Saturday's season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix.
An announcement from Pink Bull's Salzburg dad or mum firm is predicted forward of the Sakhir race.
The truth that Horner is flying to the Kingdom doesn’t essentially imply that he has been cleared. Neither is the truth that he’s arriving in Bahrain after Wednesday's media actions an indication that he’s avoiding paddock commitments.
Crew principals don't often exit to the media on the primary day of a race weekend, and Horner typically arrives for departures on the day of opening follow.
The investigation into the game's longest-serving boss and husband of former Spice Women singer Geri Halliwell has been ongoing since January, though particulars solely emerged publicly on February 5.
Horner declined to remark final week when requested concerning the investigation into his alleged misconduct. However rival staff bosses continued to pile on the stress. McLaren's Zak Brown adopted Mercedes' Toto Wolff in calling the allegations “extraordinarily critical” and calling for “transparency” within the investigation.
Brown added {that a} fast resolution was wanted, saying: “These should not the headlines F1 wants.”
The investigation solid a cloud over the staff's preparation for the brand new season.
Horner stated he hoped for an answer “as quickly as potential”, whereas world champion Max Verstappen stated his rivals have been utilizing the dispute as a way of destabilizing Pink Bull.
Pink Bull counsel Helmut Marko defended the size of time it’s taking to shut the corporate's investigation.
Horner stated he was âassuredâ he would clear his title when the allegations first got here to mild, saying: âI completely deny any allegations which were made.
He confronted an eight-hour grilling from a barrister as a part of the investigation, which facilities on alleged “controlling” conduct by Horner, 50.
Horner and his staff celebrated essentially the most dominant season in Method 1 historical past final yr, with Pink Bull profitable 21 of twenty-two races, and can open the brand new season with Dutch driver Verstappen on the lookout for a fourth straight title.
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