The private details of the controv♑ersy around Christian Horner could go public if the Red Bull employee takes her case to an independent tribunal, it has been reported.

If the now-suspended fema♔le staff member’s appeal against the dismissal of grievance is unsuccessful, a tribunal would “p🦹otentially” put the private details of the case into the public domain, according to .

Red Bull have refused to release details of the cas🐼e or the investigation’s findings, cit꧋ing confidentiality, but it has emerged that could change if the complainant takes the case to an employment tribunal in the event her appeal is rejected.

“It’s like a roadmap, these are the stops ♔along the way,” legal expert Tania Goodman told The🔥 Guardian.

“If an employee has a complaint or grievaꩲnce, they raise it internally, perhaps informally at first but if it’s not resolved then it becomes for𝕴mal and is investigated and considered, usually as part of a grievance hearing after which an outcome is given.

“If the💖 employee is not happy with the decision, then they can appeal internally and at the end of that process if they’re still not satisfied they can go ꦇto an employment tribunal.

“In t꧋♐hose circumstances [going to an employment tribunal] the confidentiality that attaches to internal procedures would no longer apply.

“A final hearing is open to the public during which information about the case is available including the natur🌺e of the complaints, witness evidence, submissions, the tribunal’s conclusions, and a written judgme🃏nt.”

Accusations of inappropriate and controlling behaviour were made against Horner but the Red Bull team principal was cleared of wroꦫngdoing on the eve of the season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix after an external lawyer was appointed to investigate the c🍎laims.

One day later, an email🦩 containing a cache of messages purporting to involve Horner and the woman🐎 was leaked to the FIA, F1, team principals and media.

Horner has always denied the allegations and said at the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix that the time had come to “draw a line under” the scandal that h♈as overshadowed the start of the 2024 F1 ꧃season.

The Guardia⛎n report the complaint🍸 was originally raised last November but “remained private for a long period of time before it was leaked to the press and then confirmed by Red Bull GmbH in early February”.