Christian Horner and Max Verstappen's relationship is 'not over' despite the Red Bull driver defending his father on Wednesday, according to reports.
Horner has faced scrutiny despite being cleared of misconduct, with Jos Verstappen recently calling on the 50-year-old to leave his role as team principal.
Horner has no intentions of doing that, however, with the Red Bull chief continuing to work as normal.
He has responded to alleged leaks of his text and WhatsApp messages by branding them 'anonymous speculation'.
Christian Horner and Max Verstappen are currently focused on helping Red Bull win the Saudi Arabia Grand Prix
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As things stand, Horner is well-placed to remain at Red Bull despite all the chaos behind the scenes.
On Tuesday, Verstappen was asked about his father's recent comments and responded by saying his father is 'not a liar'.
And The Telegraph say Horner's relationship with the 26-year-old is 'not over' despite Jos' recent outburst.
Verstappen suggested something similar when speaking to the media, with the driver admitting he found stories about potential conflict 'weird' to read.
“Well we are at the moment. I saw a lot of stories about that, which was a bit weird to read," he admitted.
"But from my side, what I want, and it doesn’t matter who is involved in the team or not, it’s to have a quiet environment where everyone is happy to work.”
Verstappen is said to be focused purely on F1 success.
He is certainly the man to beat, having won the past three titles - ending Lewis Hamilton's dominance of the sport in the process.
Verstappen isn't interested in politics and, therefore, there's hope he and Horner can continue to work together as Red Bull seek more success.
He added: "From my side, I'm just focusing on the driving bit.
"I think that is also most important for the team right now and that's also why we came here.
"That's our main target and also what we want to focus on, to not have this stuff going on race after race because that is not good for the team."
Lewis Hamilton, meanwhile, has stirred the pot by saying he's 'heard things' about Jos.
"I think it is a very thin line to walk," Hamilton said.
"I think it's also dependent on your relationship with your parent.
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"You meet some people who have a great relationship with their parents, and they've been amazing parents, and then you've got people that have had bad relationships.
"And this is not necessarily parents that have been good to them. So I don't know about his [Verstappen's] relationships.
"Obviously, you hear things here and there.
"But Max is a grown man, and he's a champion, and I'm sure he can make his own decisions.
"But I think in our world, as drivers, it's very, very easy to be misled by people whispering in your ear, and perhaps not guiding you always the right way.
Christian Horner and Max Verstappen recently helped Red Bull win the Bahrain Grand Prix
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"I'm not saying it's the case there, because they're doing great.
"But I know in sports, other athletes that I've spoken to that I see, whether it's in tennis, and I've experienced it when you sometimes don't have the right guidance around you, it leads to you either making the wrong decisions or not being able to perhaps be the best at what you do.
"But that's obviously clearly not the case there, he's performing well.
"So it is very difficult because you want your parent to be your parent, and have a good relationship.
"But when business is involved, it makes it really difficult."
