Red Bull was in the headlines during the Saudi Arabian GP mostly for all the wrong reasons.
Christian Horner, Max Verstappen and Helmut Marko (via IMAGO)
The Red Bull F1 team has found itself surrounded by various kinds of rumors in recent times and all of this was kickstarted by the inappropriate behavior investigation into Christian Horner. Currently, Red Bulls’ team adviser, Helmut Marko, is believed to be under investigation for information leaks, and amidst all this, Horner has come forward.
The Brit has made it known that no one is bigger than the team and that everyone has a crucial role to play. Horner was cleared of the allegations that were made against him by a Red Bull female employee, who has now been removed from the outfit.
Keeping in view the inner turmoil on the team, Christian Horner has recently denied that there is conflict among Red Bulls’ top management. While shedding light on the same in an interview with Sky Sports, he said, as reported by Motorsport:
Obviously, a lot is made of this stuff. But we are one team, and nobody is bigger than the team. Everybody has a role to play. That’s from the very bottom to the very top. No single individual is bigger than Red Bull.
The 50-year-old desperately wants to put to bed all the negativty surrounding him and the Red Bull F1 team as soon as possible. He firmly believes that despite the things going on on at the Milton-Keynes-based team, no one individual is bigger than the outfit.
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While Christian Horner has made it known that no one is bigger than the team, he has also taken the time to share his thoughts on the meeting Marko had with Red Bulls’ CEO, Oliver MIntzlaff. As mentioned earlier, the former was recently accused of information leaks.
Christian Horner and Helmut Marko (Via IMAGO)
Talking about the current situation of the 80-year-old, Horner added, as reported by Motorsport:
Helmut, he is a consultant to Red Bull GmbH [the wider energy drinks company]. So, whatever the discussion was, it was between them and was not the team.
With these comments, the Brit has once again tried his best to make it known that Red Bull is the top body and that, no one individual is bigger than it. The Saudi Arabian GP weekend was full of ups and downs for the Austrian outfit.
Red Bull performed brilliantly on the track courtesy of Max Verstappen and Sergio Perez, but when it came to off-track, the outfit was surrounded by negativity throughout the Saudi weekend. There could be further developments at Red Bull within the upcoming weeks.
