McLaren CEO Zak Brown says System 1 must see a swift decision to Pink Bull’s investigation of Christian Horner.
The Pink Bull staff principal mentioned he couldn’t focus on the corporate’s examination of allegations made towards him because the pair appeared in an FIA press convention right now.
Pink Bull has solely confirmed that an investigation started over two weeks in the past and mentioned it is not going to remark additional till it’s concluded. Brown mentioned “the allegations are extraordinarily severe” and don’t replicate nicely on F1.
Requested whether or not the character of the allegations towards Horner replicate on attitudes in direction of sexual equality in F1, Brown mentioned: “McLaren holds themselves and all of the women and men at McLaren to the very best requirements. Clearly, variety and equality and inclusion are extraordinarily vital to us, our companions, to everybody in System 1.”
“Pink Bull company, it seems, has launched an investigation and all we hope and assume is that will likely be dealt with in a really clear method as FIA and System 1 has mentioned,” he continued. “We have to deal with it swiftly as a result of I don’t imagine these are the kind of headlines that System 1 needs or wants presently.
“I simply suppose it’s vital that it’s dealt with in a clear method by which there’s little doubt in any way that it’s been dealt with appropriately. And, regardless of the conclusion is, that conclusion is dealt with in an applicable, clear, method.”
Horner, showing in an FIA press convention for the primary time this yr, mentioned in response to the identical query he couldn’t focus on the investigation.
“As you’re nicely conscious, there’s a course of happening which I kind a part of and as I kind a part of that course of, I’m afraid I can not touch upon it,” he mentioned.
“I actually can’t touch upon the method or the timescale,” he added. “I believe clearly all people would really like a conclusion as quickly as potential however I’m actually not at liberty to remark in regards to the course of.”
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