On the afternoon of August 8, the Anglo-Austrian team made official the conclusion of the appeal proceedings initiated by the employee of the Red Bull team against the employer, as well as TP, Christian Horner.
The turning point of the case, the appeal rejected
This brings us to the conclusion of the case involving Christian Horner and one of his employees last February. After the anonymous emails spread in the paddock accusing the team principal of inappropriate attitudes towards the girl and employee, it seems a point has been reached.
The circle closed on the afternoon of August 8, when the Red Bull team published and made official this rejection of the appeal by the employee.
According to the document, «Earlier this year a complaint lodged against Christian Horner was investigated. This complaint was dealt with through the appropriate procedures, with the appointment of an independent legal advisor, who rejected this complaint."
«The complainant then exercised his right of appeal, which was carried out by another independent lawyer. All stages of the process have now concluded, with the final result being the appeal was not accepted. The lawyer's conclusions were accepted and adopted by Red Bull. The internal process has thus concluded and the company, respecting the privacy of all its employees, will not issue further public statements. Red Bull is committed to continuing to uphold the highest standards in the workplace."
Phased summary of the Horner case
Red Bull had made public, on February 5, a statement in which it confirmed the internal investigation carried out against TP Horner.
Days later, Christian Horner himself was heard by the independent lawyer in charge of analyzing the entire case. On February 28, a few days before the start of the World Cup, the news of the Briton's acquittal arrived. On March 7, the Red Bull employee was suspended from work, while on March 16, her intention to appeal emerged.
In recent months, however, according to what we read on Formula Passion: "the possibility had emerged that the employee could bring her accusations to ordinary justice, in the event of the appeal not being accepted"
