The woman who accused Christian Horner of coercive behaviour during his time at Red Bull has left her latest job in motor racing, Daily Mail Sport reported, more than a year after Horner's own departure from the team.
The woman's identity has not been disclosed for legal reasons. Daily Mail Sport reported that she parted company with her employer, who has also not been named, ahead of the Hungarian Grand Prix last month.
A source told Daily Mail Sport that she was informed her services were no longer required moments before she was due to fly to Budapest for the race, which McLaren's British world champion Lando Norris won.
Her former employer said: "We do not comment on personnel matters."
According to Daily Mail Sport, her position was terminated after her new boss, with whom she worked closely, lost confidence in her "for a lack of discretion." The parting followed a period in which she had stopped attending races. Daily Mail Sport said it tried to contact her for a response but did not receive one.
Horner and the Red Bull controversy
Horner, the husband of former Spice Girl Geri Halliwell, was accused of controlling behaviour toward the employee in one of Formula One's most high-profile controversies. He has always denied the claims and was cleared twice in internal investigations at Red Bull, despite a tranche of purportedly intimate text exchanges between the pair being made public in an email sent to F1 figures ahead of the 2024 Bahrain Grand Prix.
Halliwell has publicly stood by Horner throughout the affair. The couple continue to split their time between homes in north London and Oxfordshire with their children, Bluebell, Olivia and Montague.
Horner's Red Bull exit
Horner lost his job as Red Bull team principal, a role reported to be worth £12million a season, following last year's British Grand Prix amid a power struggle within the Austrian-based team. He led Red Bull to eight drivers' and six constructors' championships across two spells spanning 20 years, with titles won by Sebastian Vettel and Max Verstappen.
He received an £80million package on leaving. The woman who made the accusations remained at Red Bull for several months as the saga played out before receiving a payout of around £3million. She returned to motor racing in July last year, in the role from which she has now departed.
What's next for Horner
Horner has been courted by Ferrari and Aston Martin and linked with Alpine as he considers how to return to the grid, ideally as a team owner rather than an employee. FIA president Mohammed Ben Sulayem, head of motorsport's governing body, said on the day of the British Grand Prix in July that Horner would "definitely" return to Formula One.
