Red Bull Racing Boss Christian Horner Has Lost Support, Hearing Into Complaint on Friday: Report

Red Bull Racing team principal Christian Horner has reportedly lost support within the organisation following complaint by a staffer against him alleging inappropriate behaviour.

A hearing into the complaint will be held in UK on Friday .

As per a report in Motorsport-Magazin, there’s a possibility of Horner being being replaced by Red Bull Racing manager Jonathan Wheatley in an interim role should the Briton step down.

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According to a report in BBC, the allegations are of ‘inappropriate’ and ‘controlling’ nature but Horner has denied the claim.

The staffer complained to the team’s parent company Red Bull in Austria following which an independent investigation was launched against Horner.

“After being made aware of certain recent allegations, the company launched an independent investigation,” Red Bull said in a statement on Monday.

“This process, which is already under way, is being carried out by an external specialist barrister. The company takes these matters extremely seriously and the investigation will be completed as soon as practically possible. It would not be appropriate to comment further at this time,” it added.

Horner has been Red Bull Racing’s team principal since their first F1 season in 2005 and during his rein, they have won seven drivers championships and six constructors titles.

Last season, Red Bull Racing won 21 of the 22 races with Max Verstappen completing a hat-trick of title wins.

Meanwhile, Williams Racing team principal James Vowles says the sport is changing from what it was two decades ago when it was ‘male-dominated’.

“The sport itself, wind back 20 years ago, male-dominated without question. If you had to ask me what makes up a team, it would be white, more than likely male, more likely 40 years old, something in that ballpark,” Vowles told Bloomberg TV.

“That’s changing and it’s only a positive that’s changing that result. These allegations are allegations, I’m afraid I don’t have any understanding of what is behind them and the significance of what has happened. All I can say is that should this ever happen in our guard we’ll be entirely supportive in terms of fixing it and making sure we have a culture that is accepting of everyone,” he added.