Conflict continues: 'Thai boss sends 'spy' to check Red Bull'

11:24, 19 Mar 2024
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Thanks to the affair surrounding Christian Horner, it came to light that Red Bull GmbH is engaged in a power struggle. There are two camps and the two parties distrust each other. According to Bild, the Thai side has sent a relative to Red Bull's headquarters to constantly report on the company's affairs. This 'spy' is paying special attention to further settling the matter with Red Bull Racing team boss Christian Horner.

According to the German newspaper, the 'spy' has taken a close look at every department at Red Bull and is now at the company's headquarters in Salzburg. The Austrians fear that the Thai owner - who until recently always stayed in the background - is about to make sweeping changes. It is unclear exactly what.

'Thai Spy' not yet spotted at Red Bull Racing

The Red Bull Racing team is not based in Austria but in Milton Keynes, England. Apparently, the 'Thai Spy' has not yet visited the race team, but the newspaper does not rule out that this will still happen. Christian Horner is in charge of the F1 team of Max Verstappen and Sergio Perez. The Briton was accused by a female employee - now suspended - of inappropriate behaviour. A lawyer appointed and paid for by Red Bull's Thai side investigated the allegations last month. He or she concluded that Horner could not be blamed for the behaviour.

The woman is appealing the ruling with a new lawyer and filing a complaint with the FIA's ethics committee. The case will no doubt continue to fester in the coming period in Britain and certainly at Red Bull GmbH's headquarters in Austria.

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Mech Engineer 20 March 2024 at 02:40+ 55107

Why has all the earlier postings regarding the poor job that Mantzlaff did handling the case of Horner been totally deleted??
As the boss, with two employees having issues with each other, he should have just sat the two of them down in his office to trash it out and solved it there and then, without the whole world having to be involved with it?

meeris 19 March 2024 at 18:02+ 237

If minority starts to act against majority, thats the thing that usually happen - minority gets kicked unless they bring enormous value to the company. I dont know nothing about Red Bull structure, but regarding Red Bull Racing F1 team the only "value" austrian side brings is Maxs loyalty to Marko. Otherwise why thai owner to choose for example Mintzlaff and other "austrian side" over Horner who has led this F1 team to the success they enjoing now?