A bullish Christian Horner has spoken for the first time since his accuser was dramatically suspended by Red Bull following a week of calls for him to resign as the team's principal. The F1 boss broke cover in Saudi Arabia without his wife Geri.
FollowGeri Halliwell has arrived at the Saudi Grand Prix to show support for her husband Christian Horner over the 'sex texts' scandal.
Halliwell was pictured smiling and chatting with her embattled husband Christian Horner in the paddock prior to the race Horner, who claimed earlier this week that the grievance has been 'dealt with in the most professional manner', has now been pictured speaking with Franz Watzlawick, CEO of Red Bull, prior to the race in Jeddah today.
Christian Horner talks with Geri Horner and Liam Lawson, Red Bull Racing reserve driver from New Zealand, prior to the F1 Grand PrixGeri was all smiles despite the cloud that has been hanging over her relationship this week Horner was also seen speaking with Saudi Minister of Sports Prince Abdulaziz bin Turki Al-Faisal ahead of the second race of the F1 season todayJos Verstappen pictured taking part in the Hannut Rally in Belgium earlier this week
Red Bull boss has so far resisted calls for him to resign from the position he has held since 2005. Horner is pictured on March 7 ahead of the F1 Grand Prix in Saudi ArabiaChristian Horner pictured with a smile of his face during qualifying for the Saudi Arabia Grand Prix on March 8 Advertisement When asked if it was time to 'draw a line' under the situation, as Horner said at his press conference in Saudi Arabia ahead of this weekend's race, Verstappen snr was dismissive.
'But the most important thing for me is that Max is happy, that's what counts for me, I just want him to be happy.' 'He was third in the first practice, and all we hear about is Horner and what happened with his situation.Max Verstappen pictured in conversation with his father Jos. Verstappen snr yesterday gave his backing to the woman involved in the 'sex texts' scandal
'He was saying to me"Do you trust me? I will do everything for your son" and we were talking with our hands, we didn't have a fight. He told MailOnline: 'There are less problems in rallying than in Formula 1, there are not so many controversies, it's more enjoyable.' 'I'm very fortunate that I have a beautiful family and very supportive wife. Of course, It's very trying, it's very challenging. When there's children involved, parents, families, it's not pretty.'
Geri Halliwell accompanied Horner on race day last week in a defiant show of support for her embattled husband The couple celebrated with an awkward looking hug after Max Verstappen won the Bahrain Grand Prix on SaturdayReferring to the messages sent last week, he said: 'I think there's been an awful lot of leakage around this in what is a private and confidential matter between the employees and company.'
Horner, whose team made the perfect start to their double title defence in the season opener, was keen to bring attention back to the Saudi Arabia Grand Prix.
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