And on Thursday, at the launch of Red Bull’s new car for the 2024 season, Horner again denied any claims of wrongdoing and rubbished reports of tension with three-time world champion Verstappen.
‘No not at all (there is no friction),’ Red Bull’s Team Principal and CEO told Sky Sports News. ‘I was with Jos and Max at Silverstone a couple of days ago.
Verstappen – who has won the world championship for three successive seasons – echoed the words of Horner, as he said separately that their relationship was ‘like normal’.
He added: ‘It (our relationship) is very good. We have seen each other a couple of times, I’ve been on the simulator, he was also there when we were filming.
We have achieved a lot of things together so that doesn’t change suddenly.’
Horner, who has been at the helm of Red Bull since its launch in 2005, also revealed he had been working daily at Red Bull’s factory since early January and insisted he would be at the season-opener in Bahrain.
No. It’s business as usual,’ he said. ‘Obviously, I fully deny any accusations that have been made against me but of course I’ll work with that process, which I hope is concluded in the near future.
