The Formula 1 season started with a huge riot surrounding Red Bull team boss Christian Horner. The Briton was accused of inappropriate behavior by a female team member. Horner was initially acquitted and in recent weeks the case seemed to be closed, but that is not the case yet.

The woman appealed against the investigation’s conclusion that Horner had done nothing wrong. The team hired an outside agency to conduct the investigation, during which both Horner and the woman were interviewed. Just before the start of the season, it was revealed that the Briton had been acquitted , but Red Bull never released the exact results of the investigation. That caused criticism.

Despite the charges, Horner could be found at the pit wall of Red Bull every week and he will also be in charge of Max Verstappen’s team next weekend in China. However, the female employee was suspended and she is having a very hard time after the incomprehensible outcome of the investigation.

Appeal

However, the woman could appeal against the outcome of the investigation and she did so. While Horner was regularly under a magnifying glass during the first races of the season, the situation for him seemed to return to what it was before the indictment.

However, there is a chance that this will change again soon. According to British media such as The Daily Mail and The Sun, the woman is speaking this week with a new lawyer who has been appointed for the appeal. There is a chance that Horner will also be interrogated again. The woman has also filed a complaint with the FIA. It is still unclear when the outcome of the appeal will be announced.

Were the apps real or not?

A day after it was announced that Horner was acquitted of the charges, several journalists received screenshots of the alleged conversations between the team boss and the woman by email. This was done via an email from an anonymous email address. It was never made clear whether these were real or not. There were a number of remarkable things in it.