F1 team principal Christian Horneܫr has denied an allegation of inappropriate behaviour, but Red Bull have launched an internal investigation.

A Red Bull spokesperson conf🎀irmed to  that Horner denied the allegation.

The story was first reported by , who say “serious acc🔥usations” by an employee have been💝 made against Horner.

report that an accusation of "❀inappropriate, controlling behaviour" came from a female member of staff. The complaint went to Red Bull Austria, the F1 team's parent company.

This news was "a shock to staff", the British newspaper reports. Th🐼ey were not aware of the investigation because the employee who made the complaint chose to take it outside of the F1 team, due to Horner's status as the team principal.

🌺The complaint was made at the Hahnenkamm ski race in K🎶itzbühel, an event attended by fellow F1 bosses Toto Wolff and Zak Brown, according to the German publication F1-Insider.

A Red Bull statement issued to F1-Insider said: "After being made awa☂re of 𝄹certain recent allegations, the company launched an independent investigation.

“This process, which is already underway, is being carried out by an exte💖rnal specialist barrister. The company takes these matters extremely seriously and the investigation will be completed as soon as practically possible.

“It would not be appropriate to comment further at this timeꦛ.”

Red Bull are set to launch their 2024 F1 challenger ꦯnext week on February 15, a week before pre-season testing gets underway in Bahrain.

The season-opening race - the Bahr🎀ain Grand Prix - takes place on March 2. 🧔;