Jos Verstappen has expressed his hope that “peace returns quickly” at Crimson Bull Racing, though the Dutchman fears that the simmering energy wrestle throughout the Milton Keynes-based outfit could possibly be a long-term subject.
Crimson Bull’s scorching begin to its 2024 marketing campaign, with noticed the staff take back-to-back one-two finishes in Bahrain and Saudi Arabia, has been eclipsed by a brewing storm off the observe.
Crimson Bull staff boss Christian Horner has been cleared of allegations of inappropriate behaviour introduced towards him by a feminine worker of the staff, however the Briton’s state of affairs is much from settled.
Horner’s accuser is interesting the result of Crimson Bull’s inside investigation, whereas she has additionally taken her grievances to the FIA.
Additional complicating issues, tensions flared inside Crimson Bull after the Bahrain Grand Prix, with Verstappen Sr publicly criticizing Horner and urging him to depart the staff.
In Saudi Arabia, Crimson Bull motorsport advisor Helmut Marko was rumored to have been on the middle of leaks to the media concerning the staff’s inside turmoil, however the Austrian was cleared a day later by Crimson Bull GmbH director Oliver Mintzlaff.
Amidst the controversy, and regardless of Horner’s assurances of staff unity, Max Verstappen clearly pledged his allegiance to Marko, and hinted that he may go away the staff if ever his mentor was compelled to exit.
“It is definitely arduous for the surface world to comply with,” commented Jos Verstappen after profitable the Ardennes Rally final weekend in Belgium.
“I feel it is necessary to get peace throughout the staff, however given the circumstances, I feel it is going to proceed for some time. I am curious, however it would not assist the entire course of.”
Unsurprisingly, Verstappen Sr admitted that battle traces had been drawn and {that a} tug of battle was ongoing between the Horner and Verstappen/marko factions.
“There’s positively a sure energy wrestle occurring,” he stated. “We’ll see, I am unable to say an excessive amount of about it. I hope peace returns quickly and so they begin concentrating on racing as a result of that is what it is all about. However this isn’t good.”
With subsequent weekend’s Australian Grand Prix looming, the highlight stays firmly on the Crimson Bull saga.
Jos Verstappen expresses confidence in his son Max’s capacity to defend himself from the drama, however acknowledges the media circus surrounding the staff is an unavoidable consequence of the staff’s ongoing state of affairs.
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