Mercedes boss Toto Wolff has called for Red Bull’s investigation into Christian Horner to be transparent – and said the controversy is “an issue for all of Formula One”.
Horner is under investigation by the racing team’s parent company Red Bull GmbH following a claim of “inappropriate behaviour” by a female colleague. The 50-year-old emphatically denies the accusation and remains in his role as Red Bull team principal.
He is in Bahrain for this week’s three-day test ahead of the opening race, also in the Gulf Kingdom, on 2 March. And Horner has stated it is his intention to be in his post for the start of the new campaign.
“It is clear,” Wolff said when asked to address the allegations during the lunch interval on the first day of testing. “Formula One and the teams stand for inclusion, equality, fairness and diversity, and that is not only about talking about it but living it day in, day out. These are just standards we set ourselves. We are a global sport and one of the most important sport platforms in the world and role models, too.”
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