F1 Today | Horner case moves on as potential new headaches arise

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F1 today Red Bull and Horner case continues
8 August at 21:00
  • Matt Gretton
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The Christian Horner case has moved on. The appeal has been dismissed but things could be about to get much worse for Horner and Red Bull Racing. Here's the daily round up on GPblog.

Appeal rejected

Red Bull has rejected the appeal of the employee who accused Christian Horner of inappropriate behaviour. The company found the complaint unfounded even after the employee's appeal. See the statement here. 

With a brief press release without further substantive details, Red Bull and Christian Horner hope that a line has been drawn under an affair that gripped the team and Formula 1 for months. But whether the woman accusing Horner of inappropriate behaviour will now cease her fight against Max Verstappen and Sergio Perez's boss is highly questionable. There is a significant chance that the affair could be followed up in a British court, with more consequences for Horner. Here's why things might get worse.

Mental struggles for Toto Wolff

Toto Wolff has revealed he suffered mental struggles earlier in life, which required help. The Mercedes boss explained how he managed to use those to his advantage in Formula 1. 

From the outside, the Formula 1 world looks quite rosy. Luxury hotels, travelling the world, hanging out with A-List celebrities and getting paid (in a lot of cases) a good amount of money for it all. But not everything is shown to the outside world. "Us being in Formula 1, laughing into the camera, being successful...we have struggles. We don't wake up every day and say what a great life I have," Wolff opened up on Sky Sports. Here's Wolff's full comments on the topic.

Alonso praises rival team principal

McLaren have announced that they have extended Andrea Stella's contract on the first day of August. The Italian team principal earned a new contract because of the team's rise from the midway point of the 2023 season. A driver who formerly worked with the McLaren man, Fernando Alonso, was not short of praise for Stella.