I’m very fortunate that I have a beautiful family and very supportive wife. Of course, It’s very trying, it’s very challenging. When there’s children involved, parents, families, it’s not pretty.’
Following the dramatic suspension announcement, a spokesman for Red Bull said: ‘We are unable to comment on an internal employee matter.’ The inquiry heard 60 hours of evidence and culminated in a 150-page report by a London QC.
The employee can still appeal the outcome of the inquiry. The window to do so extends five days from when the official legal letters were served to both parties, which is believed to have been on either Monday or Tuesday of this week.
Horner, whose team made the perfect start to their double title defence in the season opener, was keen to bring attention back to the Grand Prix on Saturday.
The female member of staff accused the Red Bull team principal of ‘coercive behaviour’ – a claim he was cleared of in an internal inquiry conducted by the team’s parent company in Salzburg last Wednesday.
Mail Sport understands the decision to suspend her from her duties at the factory in Milton Keynes is a direct result of the findings of the investigation. The unnamed employee was still in work as late as this week.
