A girl who accused workforce boss Christian Horner of inappropriate and controlling habits has been suspended by Crimson Bull.
Horner denies the allegations and Crimson Bull's board dismissed the criticism after an inside investigation.
“The corporate can’t touch upon this inside matter,” a Crimson Bull spokesman stated Thursday.
BBC Sport has realized that the explanation Crimson Bull gave the worker was that she was dishonest.
The allegations first turned public early final month.
Crimson Bull's board determined to dismiss the matter final week after studying a report compiled over a number of weeks by what the corporate referred to as an impartial KC.
The corporate supplied no rationalization for the choice or disclosed what the report contained or the identify of the lawyer.
A day after Crimson Bull dismissed the criticism, an nameless electronic mail was leaked with messages that purportedly included Horner.
The 50-year-old driver ultimately week's Bahrain Grand Prix refused to say whether or not the leaked stories had been real.
An try to ask him if the stories had been real was terminated by a Crimson Bull PR official.
Crimson Bull's main shareholder Chalerm Yoovidhya declined to reply BBC Sport's questions on the matter in Bahrain.
Sources near Crimson Bull say there was a break up between the Thai facet of Crimson Bull and the Austrian headquarters, which owns 49% of the corporate.
The Austrians reportedly wished Horner faraway from his place, however Yoovidhya backed the workforce boss.
Jos Verstappen – father of Crimson Bull's three-time world champion Max – stated the Horner controversy was “pushing individuals away” and “not good for the workforce”.
Requested about his father's feedback, Max Verstappen stated Jos was “not a liar”.
And he added: “I assume he clearly felt that means. However it doesn't matter for me to be on one facet or the opposite.”
“Clearly as my father's son it might be bizarre to be on the opposite facet, however I simply need to concentrate on the efficiency facet of issues.
