Horner: Accusations against Red Bull – absolute defamation

The story of alleged financial rule violations by Red Bull Racing, which is being actively discussed in the paddock of the Singapore circuit for the second day, has continued. At a press conference on Saturday, Christian Horner demanded that Mercedes and Ferrari take back their words about the investigation, which the FIA ​​promises to publish only next week.

Christian Horner “We were struck by yesterday’s comments from two teams competing with us. The reporting we have provided to the FIA ​​is confidential. I have no idea what conclusions were drawn based on the information provided by our rivals, what’s up with their reporting, etc. That’s why I’m intrigued, I want to know what sources of information they had that allowed them to make such false statements.

This is absolute slander. We are offended. And we can assume it’s no coincidence that this is happening now, with Max being one step away from winning the championship. How did they access this information? How do they know this? The FIA ​​stresses that the analysis process is not even complete.

If such statements are not withdrawn, we will take this seriously and investigate possible ways to respond to them. These kinds of comments are completely unacceptable, they damage the reputation of our team, our brands and even the entire Formula 1 …

Probably, people who make such accusations should consider whether it is necessary to throw stones in a glass house. We take what’s happening with the utmost seriousness… Instead of talking about Max Verstappen’s phenomenal results this year, we’re just discussing budget constraints – is this a coincidence?

I believe the backroom tactics are being used to divert attention from the poor results of some teams this year. All this has to be done by the FIA. But what is happening is also a concern for Red Bull and we will wonder what stance we should take on all these comments.