A court order has silenced the British media from covering fresh twists in the Christian Horner saga that overshadowed Red Bull's 2024 season.
An internal probe last year cleared the team boss of misconduct in a 'sexting' row with a female employee, quieting the storm—until now.
Dutch newspaper De Telegraaf reports the unnamed staffer has escalated her grievance to the UK Employment Tribunal, which has scheduled an initial hearing for January 2026.
"Various sources in the paddock confirmed to De Telegraaf that the employee's case against Horner and Red Bull will come before the employment court in January 2026, in England," journalist Erik van Haren wrote.
The move follows her apparent refusal of settlement offers from Horner and Red Bull.
Intriguingly, van Haren reveals Horner secured a Reporting Restriction Order, barring UK media from detailing these developments.
"This will remain the case until the restrictions are lifted," he claims. "Various media outlets are opposing the ban."
Despite the gag, the affair features prominently in F1's latest Drive To Survive series on Netflix, where Horner, 51, targets his critics. "It was obvious that the end goal was for me to leave Red Bull," he said, singling out McLaren CEO Zak Brown.
"Zak's a pr*ck." He added, "The higher you rise, the sharper the knives. I've reached the top of my game and I never thought in a million years I'd have a challenge like this in my career." body check tags ::
