Red Bull boss Christian Horner (Jakub Porzycki/Getty Images)
- Red Bull boss Christian Horner has been allowed to continue working with the Formula 1 championship-winning team.
- Horner, 50, who has been Red Bull team principal since 2005, had faced allegations of “inappropriate behavior”.
- During his time at Red Bull, Horner has overseen seven drivers' world championships and six constructors' titles.
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Red Bull team chief Christian Horner was cleared of wrongdoing on Wednesday following an investigation into complaints of inappropriate behavior from female team members.
“The complaint has been dismissed,” Austrian energy drink brand Red Bull, the parent company of the world champion F1 team, said in a statement.
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Horner, who has been team principal since 2005, has denied the allegations against him and submitted a report to Red Bull following a lengthy interview with an independent lawyer in London.
The lawyer's report was submitted on Tuesday and reviewed by Red Bull's directors.
“The independent investigation into the allegations against Mr. Horner has been completed and Red Bull can confirm that the complaints have been dismissed,” Red Bull said in a statement.
“The complainant has the right to appeal. Red Bull is confident that the investigation was fair, rigorous and impartial.
“As the investigation report is confidential and contains personal information of parties and third parties who cooperated with the investigation, we will not comment further out of respect for all involved.
“Red Bull remains committed to meeting the highest workplace standards.”
Horner flew from London to Bahrain on Wednesday but did not appear at the circuit for media day ahead of this weekend's season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix.
He is expected to be on the pit wall during Thursday's opening practice session.
Earlier this month, Dutch newspaper De Telegraaf reported on allegations of “inappropriate behavior” by a female staffer at the UK-based team.
Asked about the accusations, Horner, 50, told De Telegraaf: “I completely deny these allegations.”
F1 leaders said they wanted the issue resolved at the “earliest opportunity”.
Mercedes team chief Toto Wolff described the investigation as a “F1-wide issue” and called for transparency.
Under Horner's guidance, Red Bull became a dominant force in F1, with Max Verstappen winning the last three drivers' titles.
Horner, who is married to former Spice Girl Geri Halliwell, has led the team since it entered F1 19 years ago.
During that time he has overseen seven Drivers' World Championships and six Constructors' titles.
Red Bull dominated the 2023 season, winning 21 of 22 races as Verstappen defended his drivers' title.
