Verstappen’s father insists Horner leave Red Bull

Max Verstappen’s dad – Jos Verstappen, shared that Red Bull chief Christian Horner must leave or else the team is “in danger of being torn apart” if he continues to work as the principal.

Max triumphed at the season-opening race in Bahrain despite months of attention around Red Bull’s boss and a misconduct probe launched after a woman employed by the Formula 1 team shared about inappropriate behavior from the principal.

Red Bull GmbH, the owner of the F1 side, dismissed the complaint a few days ago.

An anonymous email with messages was leaked to the reporters after the decision that Horner would continue to be the boss of Red Bull, but that didn’t change anything.

Jos Verstappen, an ex-teammate of Michael Schumacher in the 1990s, has demanded that Christian leave Red Bull.

🚨 | Jos Verstappen on Christian Horner:

“There is tension here while he remains in position.”

“The team is in danger of being torn apart. It can’t go on the way it is.

“It will explode. He is playing the victim, when he is the one causing the problems.”#F1 pic.twitter.com/4VD89VYq4l

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“There is tension in the team while Horner remains at the top,” Jos Verstappen shared with the media.

“Red Bull is in danger of being torn apart. It can’t continue to develop in a situation like this. It will explode. Horner is playing the victim when he is the 1 causing the troubles.”

#F1 | Toto Wolff had a meeting with Jos Verstappen in the paddock. When asked about the possibility of Verstappen joining Mercedes in 2025, Wolff responded: “Anything is possible.”

This comes after reports that Jos Verstappen said that the Red Bull team could “explode”, and it’s… pic.twitter.com/t1ODuddHUs

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