SUMMARY
- Christian Horner will not take part in the upcoming press conference at Bahrain Grand Prix.
- Over the last decade, defending champion's team principal has attended the opening race weekend press conference.
The fate of Red Bull Racing took an unexpected turn for the worst earlier this year, thanks to the alleged antics of Christian Horner. And rather unsurprisingly, the British team principal has since been on a mission to prove himself guilty while rumors continue to pour out of the media. Several reports suggested that Red Bull offered Horner a peaceful way out of the chaos.
Bizarrely enough, even names like Liberty Media and Bernie Ecclestone echoed across the paddock. However, such reports were spontaneously shut down by the respective PR teams. In the midst of such a delicate situation, Formula One has made another brave call by keeping Horner on the sidelines for the first official press conference of the 2024 season.
Yes, you heard it right! Horner will not take part in the upcoming press conference in Sakhir featuring the team principals. Of course, one might wonder why the absence of Horner is shocking, considering several other bosses are missing from the list as well. Here’s the silver lining to this seemingly normal theory.
Over the last ten years, defending champion team principals have always attended the opening race weekend press conference.
Rivals of Christian Horner will take part in the Bahrain GP press conference
Weirdly enough, all of Horner’s rivals will have a seat at the press conference due to take place on Thursday ahead of the first practice session. The list features Ferrari’s Fredric Vasseur, Mercedes’ Toto Wolff, McLaren’s Zak Brown, and Visa Cash App RB’s Laurent Mekies.
Christian Horner will not attend the Team Principals Press Conference on Thursday.
It will feature Frederic Vasseur, Zak Brown, Toto Wolff and Laurent Mekies.
The results of the investigation into alleged misconduct by Horner are expected to be announced on Wednesday.#F1…
— Jeppe H. Olesen (@jeppe_olesen) February 27, 2024
Meanwhile, for Horner, it will be a tense few hours as reports suggest the fate of the Briton could be revealed as early as Wednesday. To this point, it felt like Horner held the upper hand in this investigation, considering a personality burdening such hefty accusations has managed to attend every single day of the pre-season test in Bahrain.
However, the latest move by Formula 1 and the FIA suggests otherwise. Horner is not entirely out of the rut, and by the looks of it, he may well endure the worst outcome. Let’s hear from you! Will it be a day of celebration for Horner’s camp? Or is the successful team boss bracing himself for the darkest day of his entire motorsport career?