Red Bull team principal Christian Horner cleared after appeal dismissed.. full details below ๐ ๐
50-year-old was accused of controlling behaviour by a female employee earlier this year.Christian Horner has been cleared to remain as Red Bull team principal after an appeal against him was dismissed.Horner was accused of controlling behaviour by a female member of staff at the Milton Keynes-based Formula One team earlier this year.The 50-year-old, who has always denied the claims, was exonerated by the racing teamโs parent company Red Bull GmbH on the eve of the opening race in Bahrain in March.Hornerโs complainant, who was then suspended on full pay, lodged a formal appeal against Red Bullโs decision.However, Red Bull said on 8th August that the appeal, which was carried out by an independent KC, has been thrown out.Red Bull added that its โinternal process has concludedโ.A statement from Red Bull GmbH said: โEarlier this year a complaint raised against Christian Horner was investigated.โThat complaint was dealt with through the companyโs grievance procedure by the appointment of an independent KC who dismissed the grievance.โThe complainant exercised the right to appeal, and the appeal was carried out by another independent KC.โAll stages of the appeal process have now been concluded, with the final outcome that the appeal is not upheld. The KCโs conclusions have been accepted and adopted by Red Bull. The internal process has concluded.โThe company respects the privacy of all its employees and will not be making further public comment on this matter at this time. Red Bull is committed to continuing to meet the highest workplace standards.โ