The saga surrounding Christian Horner has entered a new chapter. Earlier this weekend, it was revealed that the woman who accused the Red Bull Racing team boss of inappropriate behaviour had been suspended. Jos Verstappen tells the Daily Mail that he supports the woman.
Verstappen Sr will not be present at the Saudi Arabia Grand Prix, where his son, Max Verstappen, will start from pole position. The former Formula 1 driver will be in action himself at the Hannut Rally in Belgium.
Still, the father of the three-time world champion has something to say following the news that the woman accusing Horner has been suspended: "I sympathise with the woman, with all that she went through, but we will see what happens."
Verstappen Sr. was also asked if it was time to draw a line under the situation. "I think it's a bit too late for that now. If that's what he [Horner] wants, fine, but I don't think it will be possible. I don't want to talk too much more as it will create problems. But the most important thing for me is that Max is happy, that's what counts for me, I just want him to be happy."
Jos Verstappen is not happy with the current situation with Horner
Jos says he does not know exactly what is happening with the woman now: "But all these things that are going on are having an influence on Max. He was third in the first practice, and all we hear about is Horner and what happened with his situation. In the press conference Horner gave the other day it was all about him and his problems when we should be talking about Max, the car, his performance and the race. I've already said I think it is causing problems if he stays."
Interesting thoughts. I wonder however, would Checo truly have won the championship? We saw mistake after mistake just trying to keep up with Max, I wouldn't be surprised if, given the additional pressure of _actually_ having a legit shot at the championship, if he could keep it together. Taking Max out of the equation, I don't think it's necessarily a foregone conclusion that just because he finished #2, that he would have finished #1 in this scenario. But I do see your point about RBR having the notion that the RB2x with another very good driver is better than Max in a sub par MB. As for "breaking the bank", I think one of the challenges MB would have is that RB has shown that they are more than willing to throw money at a problem if they so desire, so "breaking the bank" would be seriously "BREAKING THE BANK", fascinating stuff. It's interesting to envision a scenario by which MB lures MV away with a 9 figure salary but then supplies him with a meh car and RBR continues to swallow up championships while MB has to settle for podiums. That would certainly be a lose lose for sure.
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