Purple Bull boss Christian Horner has confirmed he might be within the paddock when Components One preseason testing begins in Bahrain on Feb. 21, regardless of being topic to an ongoing inside investigation into alleged inappropriate behaviour.

An F1 worker has accused Horner of controlling behaviour and inappropriate textual content messages.

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Horner, who had a listening to on the matter in London on Feb. 9, has strenuously denied the allegations.

On Thursday, on the launch of Purple Bull’s automotive for the brand new season, he informed ESPN he’s “completely” positive he’ll preserve his job into the brand new season and labelled the investigation a distraction forward of the brand new season.

With no outlined timeline for a verdict, Horner additionally confirmed: “I might be in Bahrain.”

The Sakhir Worldwide Circuit hosts three days of testing from Feb. 21 earlier than the opening race of the season on the identical venue on March 2.

Races come thick and quick from that time, with Bahrain forming a doubleheader with Saudi Arabia’s race on March 9.

Sources have informed ESPN there is probably not a call on Horner’s future earlier than the primary race of the yr.

Horner has not been suspended because the investigation began and has largely labored as regular.

He was current with the crew at Silverstone on Tuesday because it performed a promotional filming occasion with its new automotive, the RB20, and was prominently concerned within the launch occasion on Thursday.

Horner has been Purple Bull boss because the founding of the crew in 2004 and has overseen two intervals of dominance, one between 2010 and 2013 and one other since 2021, which has seen the crew win three straight drivers’ championships and back-to-back constructors’ titles.

In 2023, Purple Bull recorded essentially the most dominant season of all time, successful 21 of the 22 races within the yr.