- Red Bull can’t help it because it is a top competitor for the title this season
- Its success always come with a share of mishaps
- Ferrari is switching things up
Red Bull CEO Christian Horner and Ferrari are the two important things happening in F1 now that every F1 fan should be aware of.
Red Bull can’t help it because it is a top competitor for the title this season. Its success always come with a share of mishaps on and off the track but there is more to these mishaps.
Important Things Happening in F1
Christian Horner Under Renewed Investigations
Remember the Red Bull team principal and his earlier probe into claims of inappropriate bahaviour on a female Red Bull employee? His recent woes have everything to do with this case which Red Bull GmbH cleared him of in February.
According to reports, authorities are questioning the lady who accused Horner of inappropriate behaviour as part of a follow-up investigation.
The Red Bull employee is being questioned as part of a new probe that might go until mid-May. The employee was suspended after Horner’s proven innocence after the probe.
Christian Horner. Photo/Sports Illustrated
She filed an appeal against the decision that exonerated the Red Bull CEO by the team’s parent company Red Bull GmbH. Horner has vehemently denied all of the accusations.
An insider privy to the case told the Sun that the authorities could question him afresh.
“The KC [King’s Counsel] leading the appeal process had hoped to interview her sooner, but there was an unavoidable delay. A lot of work has gone into the appeal already. But her evidence will obviously form a substantial part of the new investigation. It’s important to get it right,” The Sun reports.
Hundreds of purported se3ual communications from Horner were leaked to the public and major Formula One companies a day after the internal investigation cleared him.
However, Red Bull declared Horner would not be fired. The employee was instead fired.
From the leaked chats with hundreds of messages, many of them were se3ual in nature. They are a part of the 79-page dossier leaked to some F1 teams via email.
F1 CEO Stefano Domenicali and FIA President Mohammed Ben Sulayem, and a couple of journalists were copied in this leaked email ahead of the season opener, the Bahrain Grand Prix.
The accusations drew criticism for Horner with Max Verstappen’s father, Jos Verstappen calling for his resignation.
Ferrari Changing its colours
Ferrari will wear new colours at the during the Miami Grand Prix next month instead of their customary red livery. To commemorate the 70th anniversary of Ferrari’s arrival in North America, the Scuderia cars will be painted blue during the race weekend.
Two colors of blue, Azzurro La Plata and Azzurro Dino, will replace the classic Rosso Corsa, the red livery associated with the Scuderia, in this unique design.
Azzurro La Plata is a softer blue that resembling the blue hue on Argentinian flag paying homage to the colour worn by the illustrious Alberto Ascari.
Ferrari had decent pit stops last race. |PHOTO: Getty Images|
Wearing a blue racing outfit and helmet, the Italian driver became Ferrari’s first-ever Formula One world champion in 1952 and 1953.
When it came to Ferrari drivers, Ascari was a trendsetter. In the 1960s, racing suits in light blue were worn by John Surtees, Chris Amon, Lorenzo Bandini, and Ludovico Scarfiotti.
Ferrari last abandoned its customary red livery in 1964, choosing to use a white and blue scheme for the championship’s final two races, the US GP at Watkins Glen and the Mexican GP in Mexico City.
By finishing second in Mexico, Surtees edged off Graham Hill to win the Formula One world championship by one point, making him the only Ferrari driver to do so in a different colour.
Originally established in 1958 to promote the brand in the United States, the North American Racing Team mostly competed in endurance racing and also used the livery on other Ferrari racing vehicles.
Prior to Ferrari drivers consistently donning Rosso Corsa suits, Azzurro Dino, a darker shade of blue, was last seen on the late Clay Regazzoni in 1974.
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