Pink Bull boss Christian Horner’s listening to into allegations of inappropriate behaviour began in London on Friday.

Horner, accused by an F1 group worker of controlling behaviour and textual content messages, has strenuously denied the claims made in opposition to him.

Pink Bull’s wider firm, which instigated the investigation, mentioned it takes the allegations “extraordinarily severely.”

Sources have instructed ESPN a verdict from the listening to is just not anticipated on Friday however ought to come subsequent week.

The investigation is a serious menace to Horner’s position on the group, which he has held since 2005. Stories in Germany and Austria have prompt there may be strain from above for Horner to voluntarily step down, though sources have instructed ESPN he has no intention of doing so.

The corporate hopes to have the matter resolved earlier than Pink Bull’s 2024 F1 season launch occasion on Feb. 14 at its Milton Keynes headquarters.

Horner was not suspended by the corporate and has labored on the group’s Milton Keynes workplace since information of the investigation broke on Monday.

Underneath Horner’s management, Pink Bull has gained six constructors’ championships and 7 drivers’ championships, together with three in a row from Max Verstappen coming into this season. In 2023, Horner led Pink Bull to essentially the most dominant season ever recorded in F1, with the group profitable all however one of many 22 races.

F1’s new season begins with the Bahrain Grand Prix on March 3.