Ford is reported to have sent a private letter to Red Bull urging them to be “transparent” - and “rapid” with their probe 🅠into the con🎐troversy surrounding Christian Horner.

Red Bull team principal Horner is facing allegations ofꦜ inappropriate and controlling behaviour towards a female colleague - claims he has strenuously and repeatedly denied.

Amid the ongoing investigation, Ford has written to Red Bull - the parent company of the F1 team which the US carmaker will soon partner with - asking them to be fully open in their findings, accꦬording to the.

The American car giant has reportedl🌌y not applied pressure for a certain outcome to be reached but stressed that it “expects the investigation to be handled seriously and rapidly."

Ford, which was last involved in F1 in 2004, has teamed up with♔ Red Bull and will part-fund the team’s en⛄gine project from 2026.

But the Financial Times 🦋claims Ford has the ability to “walk away from the partnership if it wants to”.

Mark Rushbrook, Ford’s head of global motorsport, released a statement on Friday to the Associat🦩ed Press saying: "As a family company, and a company that holds itself to v𒐪ery high standards of behaviour and integrity, we do expect the same from our partners.

"It appears to us, and what we’ve been told, was that Red Bull is taking the situation very seriously. And of 𒉰course, they’re worrie💙d about their brand, as well.

"And that’s why they’ve got an i♊ndependent investigation and until we see what truth comes out of that, it’s too early for us to comment on it all.”

Horner addressed the allegations publicly for the first time at Red Bu🎀ll’s car launch last week in Milton Keynes.

"I deny the allegations,” the 50-year-old said. “For me it's﷽ business as no🍃rmal, I'm confident in that. If I wasn't, I wouldn’t be here.

"I don't want to talk about the process. 𝔉My focus and commitment is to the people and to the team and making sure that we're in the best shape possible for the season ahead.”

On Sunday, F1 issued a statement urging Red Bull to 16🐠8澳洲5最新开奖结果:reso♌lve the controversy as soon as possible.