Red Bull delivered a display of “unity” after their recent troubles at the F1 Australian Grand Prix.

This weekend’s third round of the 2024 F1 campaign comes amid the latest rumblings ꦰof internal contr𒐪oversies at the sport’s dominant team.

But on Thursday in Australia, team principal Christian Horner and star driver 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Max Verstappen appeared far mo𝓡re relaxed in each other’s company.

“What we saw today was interesting🌟 in terms of the team dynamics and the poꦺtential fractures that we’ve talked about within the team,” Craig Slater reported on Sky Sports News.

“Christian Horner - is he beginning to 🅺mend fences with the Ver🧜stappens?”

Looking at pictures of Horner and Verstappen sitting amicably in🐎 the paddock, Slater said: “Images like this are done del💧iberately. This kind of paddock posing, as it were, almost stands in place of a statement.

“Here we’ve got Horner and Max Verstappen, remember, whose father said that Horner is tearing thဣis team apart while he stays as team principal.

“Verstappen sou🌼nded a different type of tone today. Much more conciliatory.

“My understanding is that we’ll get further statements from the likes of Dr. Helm⛄ut Marko - another who Horner was supposed to have fallen out with, and was in a fractured relationship with - sounding a note of unity. The team intends to close ranks over꧅ all of this.

“But against all of that, there is the backdrop of the appeal into the investigation that ♓Horner was subject to.”

Horner was cleared♔ of wrongꦜdoing by an independent lawyer after complaints from a colleague, who has now been suspended, into his behaviour.

Jos Verstappen then accused H🔴orner of “playing the 💯victim” and demanded his exit as Red Bull team boss.

The drama engulfed Max Veඣrstappen whose future suddenly appeared in doubt after a revelation🍌 about a contract clause which would allow him to quit if his close associate Marko leaves.

But Verstapജpen pledged loyalty to his Red Bull contract, whꦜich runs to 2028, in Australia.

On-track, Red B⭕ull have dominated so far. Verstappen has won both gran🅷ds prix, with Sergio Perez twice finishing in P2.

But Sky’s Slater reported that🌜 the situation surrounding Horner is not over yet.

“His accuser has also submitted a formal complaint to the FIA, askin꧑g them to inv🦂estigate the matter,” he said.

“I understand that was only done at the back end of last week, as well𒈔.

“People may have read aboওut other petitions to the FIA, on her behalf. Those were done without Horner’🐲s accuser’s knowledge, as I understand.

“The FIA are still evalua💦ting whether they want to launch their own investigation.”