Horner set for Red Bull hearing on Friday

Christian Horner is set for a hearing into his conduct as part of Red Bull’s investigation at the end of this week.

The team principal is the subject of an independent investigation – launched by Red Bull Racing’s parent company – into alleged inappropriate behaviour. Details of the behaviour in question have not been confirmed.

RACER understands the investigation has been ongoing for a number of days but has yet to see Horner spoken to directly on the matter. That hearing is now due to take place on Friday, with Horner continuing his duties as team principal as normal while the investigation is being carried out.

Horner denies the allegations, and at this stage it’s not clear when any conclusions will be drawn and next steps outlined.

In a statement confirming the investigation on Monday, Red Bull GmbH said it “takes these matters extremely seriously and the investigation will be completed as soon as practically possible”.

Red Bull will launch its 2024 car on February 15 in Milton Keynes, while its junior team does so this coming Thursday in Las Vegas. Pre-season testing for the new Formula 1 season begins in 15 days, ahead of the opening race in Bahrain on March.

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Chris Medland

While studying Sports Journalism at the University of Central Lancashire, Chris managed to talk his way into working at the British Grand Prix in 2008 and was retained for three years before joining ESPN F1 as Assistant Editor. After three further years at ESPN, a spell as F1 Editor at Crash Media Group was followed by the major task of launching F1i.com’s English-language website and running it as Editor. Present at every race since the start of 2014, he has continued building his freelance portfolio, working with international titles. As well as writing for RACER, his broadcast work includes television appearances on F1 TV and as a presenter and reporter on North America's live radio coverage on SiriusXM.

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