The first of the Formula One teams’ race weekend personnel will have been arriving in Melbourne over the weekend and the story of the Red Bull Racing 209245 season saga looks set to run and run. However, the old music is also changing and it appears the team will harden its position further.

It has been believed for some time that Christian Horner has only the backing of majority shareholder, Chalerm Yoodivhya. Yet the Express now reports once Horner had been cleared by the internal enquiry, the Austrian contingent represented by CEOs Franz Watzlawick, who runs the core energy drinks business.

Red Bull issues outstanding

Last time out in Saudi Arabia it was revealed that Christian Horner’s accuser had been suspended, but as always throughout the past ten weeks, Red Bull Austria remain thin lipped over there matter. The female had appointed new lawyers who recommend she appeal the decision by the KC, but this could be no more than wishful thinking and all about making some legal fees.

Yet for her to be suspended, again provides the narrative Red Bull have an investigation ongoing into the propriety of the evidence provided together with the integrity of some of those involved.

With the Red Bull corporate infighting resolved as the Express reports, it may be thought the matter is soon to leave the F1 headlines and be replaced by on track excitement.

But a number of issues remain outstanding. The accusers appeal, the accusers suspension, the fact a complaint appears to have been made to the FIA and what is happening to Max Verstappen?

Verstappen/Marko trio isolated

The fissures within the Red Bull organisation appear not to be binary in form. It hasn’t merely been the Austrian’s trying to oust Horner and on the other side is the Thai majority shareholder – with Dr. Helmut Marlo, Jos Verstappen and Max weighing for one side or the other

In fact the Verstappen/Marko trio have been attempting to set the agenda so its all about Max and Jos outbursts about Christian Horner led credence to the suggestion that he has also been ‘involved’ with the female accuser at some point. Jos originally claimed in Bahrain if Horner stayed he would be ‘tearing the team apart.’

This was swiftly denied by Sergio Perez who told assembled media that he and the team were firmly behind Horner. 

“I think not only my support, I think the full team is fully behind him. He’s obviously a great guy. He’s a very important person in our organisation. The job that he’s done over the years speak for themselves. I think Christian is a key team player in this organisation. I think he’s fully focused on the racing side,” said Checo.