Christian Horner faces D-Day grilling amid claims of 'vicious power struggle'

SPICE Girl Geri Halliwell's F1 boss husband will face a D-Day grilling on Friday amid claims of a brutal power struggle.

Red Bull Racing chief Christian Horner will be questioned by a lawyer over shocking allegations of “inappropriate behaviour”.

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Sources say the investigation focuses on a female employee's concerns about Horner's strict work regime and does not involve sexually inappropriate behavior.

An F1 source told The Sun: “Christian was concerned about her behavior and made it clear he was unhappy.

“She then filed a complaint about his 'controlling' behavior, which exploded this crisis for the team.”

One F1 source claimed that a deliberate attempt was made to destabilize Horner. Rumors of one current The battle has haunted Red Bull Racing since the death of its ally and billionaire co-founder Dietrich Mateschitz in 2022.

Last year, Horner downplayed rumors of a rift with 80-year-old adviser Helmut Marko as a “minor disagreement”.

Wife Geri, 51, stands next to Horner, 50, who denies the allegations.

An independent lawyer appointed to investigate the woman's claims will question him at a meeting in Britain on Friday.

Neither Horner nor his accuser have been suspended and continue to work among the 1,600 employees at the Austrian team's headquarters in Milton Keynes, Bucks.

Another source said: “It is a difficult situation but it is unavoidable until the air is cleared and this issue is resolved.”

Red Bull would like the problem to be solved before the first one race meeting of the new F1 season, which starts in Bahrain at the end of this month.

Since Horner took over as team principal in 2005, Red Bull has won seven F1 Drivers' World Championships and six Constructors' World Championships. Top driver Max Verstappen is current world champion.

Red Bull Racing referred all questions to the Austrian headquarters yesterday. A spokesperson said: “It would not be appropriate to comment further at this time.”

When asked about the allegations against Horner, his rival team boss at Williams, James Vowles, said: “I think this means we all have to look each other in the mirror and make sure we're asking the right questions internally and in a certain way. way to act. which we can only be proud of, not today but in the future next one ten years.”