Christian Horner thanks 'incredible' Geri Halliwell for support amid Red Bull scandal | 2KMW3Q1 | 2024-03-03 16:08:01
Christian Horner insists he 'has the help of his unimaginable wife' Geri Halliwell after she joined him in Bahrain amid the scandal surrounding the Purple Bull boss.
Horner was underneath investigation after an worker of the Purple Bull F1 group accused him of 'inappropriate behaviour', however he was cleared of the allegations on the eve of the 2024 season.
The scandal is way from over nevertheless after many texts and images related to the probe were leaked to the media and F1 personnel.
Former Spice Woman Halliwell, who married Horner in 2015, has been an ever present at F1 grand prix over the previous few years, however there have been doubt she would present for the 2024 season opener in Bahrain with the saga putting great strain on her and their relationship.
Nevertheless, she did fly into the Gulf state on Saturday and was by her husband's aspect before and after the race, which was won by Red Bull's Max Verstappen.
Submit-race, Horner was defiant that he would stay answerable for the workforce he has run since its inception in 2005, and later thanked his spouse, family and the Purple Bull workforce for his or her help in what he referred to as 'disagreeable' occasions.
'I'm not going to touch upon what motives, whatever individual might have for doing this [leaking the confidential materials],' the 50-year-old advised the media.
'My focus is on this workforce, my household, my wife and going racing. I've the help of an unimaginable household, of an unimaginable wife, of an unimaginable staff and everyone within that staff and my focus is on going racing and profitable races and doing the perfect that I can.
'Clearly it's not been nice. The unwanted attention, but the focus is now very a lot on the automobiles.
'My focus has very much been on what's happening on monitor and the end result as we speak I feel demonstrates where the whole workforce's focus is and we move onwards.'
</div> Horner yet again would not touch upon the leaks, maintaining that he has been '100%' vindicated by the result of the investigation.
The 50-year-old added: 'There was a full, prolonged inner process that was completed by an unbiased KC. And the grievance that was raised was dismissed.
'Finish of. Transfer on. I'm not going to touch upon nameless, speculative messages from an unknown supply.
'My focus is on racing. What individuals choose to write down is as much as them. However my focus popping out of this weekend is on the subsequent race in seven days time in Saudi Arabia.'
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