JEDDAH, Saudi Arabia — Red Bull Racing has suspended with pay the female employee who made allegations of inappropriate behavior against team principal Christian Horner, a person briefed on the matter told The Athletic on Thursday.
The person, who spoke on condition of anonymity, did not give more details about the terms or reason for the suspension, but acknowledged that it was related to the findings of an outside investigation that led to the dismissal of a grievance against Horner.
Red Bull GmbH, the parent company of Red Bull Racing, acknowledged when the woman’s complaint was dismissed last week that she has the right to appeal. It is not clear whether an appeal has been filed, or how that would be processed.
A spokesperson for Red Bull Racing said the team would not comment on employee matters. Asked about the reported suspension in a news conference Thursday, Horner also declined to comment. “Even if I would like to talk about it, I can’t, because of those confidentiality restrictions,” he said of the investigation.
The FIA, the regulator for the sport, said it did not deem it appropriate to comment on a team’s action against one of its employees. It referred questions to F1, which declined to comment.
Since the dismissal of the grievance, Horner has faced…
