Christian Horner: Red Bull team principal denies claims again after alleged messages leak

Red Bull group head Christian Horner has again denied charges of unseemly conduct after a progression of supposed messages were spilled.

Horner was cleared on Wednesday after an interior examination concerning his way of behaving towards a female partner.

An unknown email with a connection to messages indicating to include Horner was shipped off Equation 1 staff and media on Thursday.

"I won't remark on unknown theory," said Horner.

"Be that as it may, to emphasize, I have consistently denied the claims."

A drive of messages was on a connection in the email, which was shipped off 149 individuals engaged with the game.

On Friday FIA president Mohammed Ben Sulayem and Equation 1 CEO Stefano Domenicali were because of meet, as they do at each race, and were supposed to talk about Horner.

Horner's assertion added: "I regarded the respectability of the autonomous examination and completely co-worked with it constantly.

"It was an intensive and fair examination directed by a free expert counselor and it has closed, excusing the grievance made. I remain completely centered around the beginning of the time."

A representative for Red Bull GmbH, the parent organization of the F1 group, said on Thursday: "This is a confidential matter between Mr Horner and another and it would be unseemly for Red Bull to remark on this."

Red Bull GmbH declined to uncover any data about the inner examination.

Its assertion on Wednesday said: "Red Bull is certain that the examination has been fair, thorough and unbiased.

"The examination report is secret and contains the confidential data of the gatherings and outsiders who aided the examination, and subsequently we won't remark farther of regard for all concerned. Red Bull will keep endeavoring to fulfill the most elevated work environment guidelines."

On Thursday at the Bahrain Fabulous Prix, Mercedes and McLaren supervisors Toto Wolff and Zak Brown called for additional straightforwardness from Red Bull on the examination.

The messages have been brought to the consideration of administering body the FIA and it is talking about the matter with F1 the executives.

Timetable of Horner charges

5 February: Red Bull reports examination concerning Horner after grievance of improper and controlling way of behaving is made against him. Horner tells Dutch paper De Telegraaf, outside "I totally deny these cases."

11 February: Horner is consulted by legal counselor for a few hours however hearing completions without goal.

15 February: Red Bull send off vehicle for 2024 F1 season and Horner tells the BBC the examination is "an interruption" for his group.

21 February: Mercedes group head Toto Wolff calls for examination to be straightforward.

28 February: Horner is cleared following inner examination and Red Bull says he will stay in his job as group head and CEO.

29 February: As first practice at the Bahrain Fantastic Prix starts, Horner tells Sky Sports solidarity inside Red Bull group has never been more grounded. Soon thereafter, Horner emphasizes his disavowal of claims after a progression of supposed messages were spilled to F1 work force and media.It's time for the third and final practice session ahead of the 2024 Bahrain Grand Prix after an intriguing Thursday in Sakhir.

Lewis Hamilton topped FP2 with an impressive lap for Mercedes, but the underlying race data hints at Max Verstappen comfortably faster with FP2 the only representative session ahead of qualifying and the race.

Teams now have just 60 minutes of running remaining before parc ferme kicks in at the start of qualifying - so will we get any final clues about the pecking order before this evening?