Brown Urges FIA And F1 To Make Sure Red Bull Is More Transparent With Horner's Investigation

Saturday, 02 March 2024 at 02:00

Zak Brown reacted to the statement put out by Red Bull as a conclusion to the investigation of their team principal, Christian Horner.

Christian Horner's investigation was concluded at the beginning of this week, and on a Wednesday evening, Red Bull finally published a conclusion statement.

The 50-year-old was officially cleared of all the accusations. However, Red Bull didn't really share any details about the case that would explain the situation. The CEO of the McLaren F1 team, Zak Brown, told the media:

"I think the sanctioning body has a responsibility and authority to the sport and the fans - we are all ambassadors for Formula 1 - and so I think they need to make sure things have been fully transparent with them."

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The Austrian company asserted in the statement that the investigation was "fair, rigorous, and impartial." Nevertheless, Brown believes FIA and F1 should be aware of everything that has happened inside Red Bull concerning the investigation.

"I don't know what those conversations are, but it needs to be fully transparent and they need to come to the same conclusion that has been given by Red Bull and that they agree with the outcome."

"But until then, there will continue to be speculation because there are a lot of unanswered questions about the whole process."

As the CEO of McLaren suggested, there has been more speculation since his response. The investigation might have been forgotten with the start of the fresh season.

However, on Thursday evening, all major media and F1 personnel received an anonymous email with a link to a drive, which is supposed to store material purporting to be the evidence in Horner's investigation.

It was suggested this drive includes screenshots of WhatsApp conversations between the team principal and the female employee who accused him of "inappropriate behavior."

It is important to note that the authenticity of these photos can't be verified, so they can't be taken seriously. Nonetheless, this news sparked a new wave of speculation, just as Brown predicted. The CEO also added:

"It is up to the FIA and Formula 1 to ultimately decide and ask what they feel gives them the level of transparency that they need to ultimately come to their conclusion."