Christian Horner confident of avoiding Red Bull sack after Geri Halliwell supports husband on track

Christian Horner confident of avoiding Red Bull sack after Geri Halliwell supports husband on track

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Stuart Ballard

By Stuart Ballard


Published: 02/03/2024

- 16:43

Updated: 02/03/2024

- 17:41

Christian Horner faced questions by Sky Sports after Max Verstappen won the Bahrain Grand Prix.

Christian Horner has no concerns of being sacked by Red Bull in the next seven days following his investigation at Red Bull with his wife Geri Halliwell standing by his side in Bahrain.

The Red Bull team principal was cleared by the internal investigation at Red Bull earlier this week, but has continued to face questions after alleged screenshots of messages between Horner and the female employee were leaked by an anonymous email.


Horner has since responded with a firm statement that he won't be commenting on "anonymous speculation from unknown sources" in response to the alleged leaked evidence.

And he was supported by his wife, Geri Halliwell, on Saturday for the season-opening race in Bahrain.

Christian Horner has no fears of being sacked

Christian Horner has no fears of being sacked

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It was the first time the Spice Girl singer had appeared in public since the allegations against Horner were first made.

She was by his side at the end of the race as well with Max Verstappen clinching victory with ease.

Horner praised his team after the race for somehow improving on their dominant car from last year.

He was then inevitably asked about his own future having been pictured with Red Bull's majority shareholder Chalerm Yoovidhya before the race.

When asked whether he was confident of keeping his job at Red Bull for next week's race in Jeddah, Horner told Sky Sports: "Absolutely.

"I wouldn't be here otherwise."

Horner was also defiant when asked whether the team were united off the track.

He added: "We are a very strong team. We have got tremendous support, tremendous partners and great shareholders behind us as well.

"You don't achieve this kind of result by not being united."

Christian Horner paid credit to the Red Bull team

Christian Horner paid credit to the Red Bull team

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Horner feels Red Bull have taken another step forward with the RB20 after Red Bull clinched a one-two finish in Bahrain.

"The perfect start and a very dominant race. I have to say a big thank you to all the men and women back at Milton Keynes who have worked so hard over the winter," he added.

"It's testimony to all that hard work that goes on behind the scenes.

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Max Verstappen comfortably won in Bahrain

Max Verstappen comfortably won in Bahrain

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"A great team performance to get that one-two finish and maximum points today.

"You can see it's an aggressive revolution. The whole team have done a wonderful job.

"They haven't rested on their laurels. They have pushed hard and pushed the boundaries.

"You can see there's a lot of innovative ideas on the car. It's a strong evolution."

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