After what Christian Horner was acquitted of the team’s internal investigation into allegations “inappropriate behavior” from his boss to an employee, it seems that the controversy within the team has calmed down.
Criticism of the team, confrontation between Jos Verstappen and Horner himself, possibility that Max, Helmut Marko or Adrian Newey from Milton Keynes…the last couple of months have been eventful for the energy drink guys.
Now, with the waters seemingly calm, Bernie Ecclestone He analyzed what happened and gave his views in an interview with the Daily Mail.
“Max Verstappen seems to be staying in the team, and all the battles seem to be over now that everything is resolved. I think it’s time to move on“, reflected the former Formula 1 boss.
For the British, what happened at Red Bull and its consequences are comparable to what happened after the Second World War.
“After World War II, it was forbidden to talk about Germany and Jews were not allowed to buy anything there. This was understandable, but It didn’t take long for everyone to forget about it and they started buying Mercedes,” he explained.
“So I don’t see any reason why anyone would want to let Christian go.” [Horner] Team. We won’t get there“, added.
“Time heals everything perfectly, and he does an excellent job. In a few weeks we see that the situation has changed radically, Christian’s wife is very supportive, the whole team is fine, so no. There is reasons to change the balance, peace now reigns,” he concluded.