Red Bulls Insider reports that Sergio Perez and Max Verstappen have begun their extension.
Florida’s Daytona Beach (AP) – Ford Motor Company, a future engine supplier to Red Bull, stated on Friday that it is awaiting the findings of an inquiry into claims of improper behavior made by team head Christian Horner. However, a senior executive emphasized that Ford maintains extremely high moral standards for both its business and its partners.
The first of Red Bull’s current partners to address the Horner controversy is Ford, which is scheduled to become the company’s engine supplier in 2026. The team captain has persisted in rejecting accusations of wrongdoing directed at parent company Red Bull, which declared two weeks ago that it has initiated a separate probe into the allegations.
At Daytona International Speedway on Friday, Mark Rushbrook, worldwide head of Ford Performance Motorsport, stated that Ford is
“We do expect the same from our partners as a family-owned business that holds itself to extremely high standards of behavior and integrity,” Rushbrook stated. “From what we’ve been told and what we’ve seen, Red Bull seems to be taking the problem extremely seriously. Naturally, they’re also concerned about their brand.
“And that’s why they’ve got an independent investigation and until we see what truth comes out of that, it’s too early for us to comment on it all.”
A day earlier, Horner asserted that everything was “business as normal” while assuming a central role at the team’s car introduction for the forthcoming Formula 1 season.
