'More urgency in Horner investigation, conclusion follows next week'

The internal independent investigation into Red Bull Racing team boss Christian Horner is keeping tempers high. The British Times reports that the investigation is due to be completed early next week.

Red Bull has launched an internal independent investigation into Christian Horner. This is because he is alleged to have engaged in inappropriate behaviour. On Friday, it was revealed that this would explicitly involve sexually oriented messages towards a female colleague.

Horner is currently still performing his duties. For instance, he attended the launch of the RB20 and will also be present at the test days in Bahrain next week. It was previously revealed that the investigation could take a long time and that it is unrelated to the Formula 1 calendar.

Now The Times reports that Red Bull is nevertheless aiming to complete the investigation before the start of the Formula 1 season and thus also before the test days in Bahrain. According to them, there is now a greater rush to complete the investigation than before, as more and more rumours and stories are coming out. With the announcement of a conclusion from the investigation, all speculations can be put to an end.