Jos Verstappen believes💙 Christian Horner will stay at Red Bull for the remainder of the F1 2024 season.

The father of Max Verstappen has offered his backing to the female employee who has been suspended by Red Bull after𝐆 her complaints against Horner were dismissed.

Jos is not present at this weekend’s F1 Saudi Arabian Grand P🦂rix because he is racing himself in a rallying event in Belgium.

"I think it's too late for Christian to say 'leave me alone' but he has the support of the Thai owner so I think he will stay for ꦐthe rest of the season," he told 🔴the .

"I said it would bad if he stayed, it really isn't good for the⛦ team, this whole situation."

Jos has shared the truth about the argument he reportedly had with Horner in Bahrain l🌠ast week.

"Tha🐻t was earlier, on Friday, before the race," he said.

"He was saying to me '🍨Do you trust me? I will do everything for your son' and we were talking with our hands, we didn't have a fight.

"But on Friday we did have an argument in the office, and I walked out but, in the trailer, he came up to me anꦫd said 'Congratulations, good race'."

Jos said about the Red Bull employee who has now been suspended: "I sympathise with the woman, with all that sh꧑e went through, but we will see wꦑhat happens.

"Re🏅d Bull seem to know what they are doing with her, we will see. But I think it is for her to come out and see what happens.

"I'm not fully up to speed with ꩵwhat is happening with her."

Jos added: "But all these thin💞gs that are going on are having an influence on Max.

"He was third in the first practice, and all we hear about is Horner and♊ what happened with his situation.

"In the press conference Horner gave the other day i💙t was all about him and his problems when we should be talking ab💞out Max, the car, his performance and the race.

'I🎶've already said I think it is causing problems if he stays.'

Red Bull team princi🔴pal Horner demanded in Saudi Arabia that a line was drawn under the entire saga to end the scrutiny.

Jos reacted to those com♑ments: “I think it's a bit too late for that now.꧒ If that's what he wants, fine, but I don't think it will be possible. I don't want to talk too much more as it will create problems.

"But the most important thing for me is that Max is happy, ཧthat's what counts for me, I just want him t♕o be happy."

However, even the happiness of star driver Max has ✨come under questio⭕n in Saudi Arabia, at the second F1 round of the 2024 season.

Red Bull are now investigating𒐪 Helmut Marko, reportedly over whether he was leaking information to 𓄧the media.

Max hinted his own future could be linked to Mark꧙o’s.

He said: "My l🦂oyalty to him is very big, and also I have always expressed this to everyone within the t🌌eam, everyone high up, that he is an important part in my decision making for all the time in the future as well within the team.”

Comments last w🔥eek from Jos, about Ho𒉰rner, escalated the situation at Red Bull to new heights.

He said in Bahrain: “The team is in danger of being torn apa𝕴rt. It can't go on the way it is. It will explode.”

He also ❀accused Horner of “plaꦇying the victim” at the F1 season-opener.

But Ho💞rner then enjoyed the company of Red Bull’s 51% shareholder🗹 Chalerm Yoovidhya in the paddock.