F1 race winner Johnny Herbert has warned Red Bull that the “Christian Horner show” will have to come to an end, and before it “arrogantly” puts a price tag on the Max Verstappen team.
Despite Red Bull’s attempts to defuse the typhoon that has been unleashed since the announcement in February that team boss Horner is under investigation for alleged misplaced behaviour, the saga continues.
According to the latest reports, the user who filed a complaint against Horner with Red Bull GmbH has filed a formal complaint with the FIA and is also expected to appeal after Red Bull’s parent company rejected his complaint.
With Helmut Marko implicated in the saga through a leak investigation, Red Bull’s three-time world champion Max Verstappen has made it clear that if the Austrian is sent off, he too will leave, as PlanetF1. com understands that there is a clause in his contract. that binds your future. At Marko’s house.
And in the not-too-distant background is Mercedes, which is reportedly in the process of instructing Verstappen to upgrade Lewis Hamilton if he decides to leave Red Bull.
Letting it pass would be, according to former F1 driver Herbert, a big mistake for Red Bull.
“If Christian has problems with what he turns out to be doing, he can force his main star out of the team,” he told news. com. au, according to BetIdeas. com.
“This turns out to be the way to get through it. You have to keep what you have. You’ve got to stay with Adrian and you’ve got to stay with Max.
“To put it arrogantly, you’re going to force your main player out of the team. This turns out to be the right thing to do from the team’s perspective.
“It’s the Christian aspect that struggles to stay where it is. And Helmut is in the same situation.
“But it turns out that the tension falls more on Helmut being kicked out of the team and that Max could accompany him.
“If you look at it logically, would you lose Max?No. “
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But with Horner at the helm of the Red Bull team, Herbert has joined the call for the 50-year-old to resign.
“It turns out he’s owned by (majority Red Bull owner) Chalerm Yoovidhya, who owns 51 per cent,” he said.
“Red Bull is a publicity device and it works wonders when you start winning races and championships.
“He didn’t do anything on the track, but at the end of the day, he can destroy it pretty easily. And breaking it turns out to be a very stupid thing to do when you’re looking to put a patch, a band. “-Help on what’s out there right now.
“I think it’s a pretty undeniable solution in a lot of ways. Christian Horner’s display has to come to an end. “
It has been warned that the Horner saga could cost the team dearly only because of Verstappen but also because of Newey.
Amid reports that he is unhappy with the situation at Red Bull, Herbert believes that if Verstappen links his career to anyone, it will be the 25-time championship-winning designer.
“Do you really think that going to Merc will give him the chance that the dominance he has lately with a car will give him the chance to win races?”
“But then you ask yourself: Is this the right thing to do as a driver of your career?What will give you the chance to win races?
“If Adrian stays at Red Bull, then you stay at Red Bull. Let’s say if Adrian moves to Merc, you move to Merc. All in all, that would be a sensible move. But that’s what Adrian makes the decision to do. “.
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