Ford’s letter to Red Bull urges “serious, rapid” Christian Horner investigation
Ford has written to F1 partner Red Bull seeking full transparency amid⭕ the probe into Christian Horner.
Ford is reported to have sent a private letter to Red Bull urging them to be “transparent” - anꦐd “rapid” with their probe into the controversy surrounding Christian Horner.
Red Bull team principal Horner is facing a🍎llegations of inappropriate and controlling behaviour towards a female colleague - claims he has strenuously and repeatedly denied.
Amid the ongoing investigation, Ford has written to Red Bull - the parent company of the F1 team which the US carmaker will soon partner with - asking them to be fully open in the👍ir findings, according to the.
The American car giant has reportedly not applied pressure for a certain 🅺outcome to be reached but stressed that it “expects the investigation to be handled seriously and rapidly."
Ford, which was last involved in ༒F1 in 2004, has teamed up with Red Bull and will part-fund the team’s engine project from 2026.
But the Financial Tim𓂃es claims Ford has the ability to “walk away from the partnership if it wants to”.
Mark Rushbrook, Ford’s head of global motorsport, released a statement on Friday to the Associated Press saying: "As a family company, and a companꦡy that holds itself to very high standards of behaviour and integrity, we do expect the same from our partners.
"It appears to us, and what we’ve been told, was that Red Bull is takingജ the situation very seriously. And of course, they’re worried a🔯bout their brand, as well.
"And that’s why they’ve got an independent investigation and until we s🔯ee what truth comes out of that, it’s too ear💮ly for us to comment on it all.”
Horner addressed the allegations publicly for the first time at Red Bull’s car launch last week in Mi൲lton Keynes.
"I deny the allegations,” the 50-year-old said. “For me it's busꦕiness as normal, I'm confident in that. If I wasn't, I wouldn’t be here.
"I don't want to talk about the process. My focus and commitment is to the people and to the team and 🍒making sure that we're in the best shape possible for the season ahead.”
On Sunday, F1 issued a statement urging Red Bull to 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:resolve the controver♎sy asℱ soon as possible.
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