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

Red Bul𓂃l team principal Horner is facꦺing allegations of 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 - a﷽sking them to be fully open in their findings, according to the.

The American car giant has reportedly not applied pressure for a certain outcome to be reached but stressed that it “expects the investigation to be handled seriously and r🐷apidly."

Ford, which was last involved in F1 in 2🐲004, has teamed up with Red Bull and will part-fund t♌he team’s engine project from 2026.

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

Mark Rushbrook, Ford’s head of global motorsport, released a statement o🐻n Fr🙈iday to the Associated Press saying: "As a family company, and a company that holds itself to very 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 course, they’re ൲worried🔜 about their brand, as well.

"And that’s why they’ve g🐷ot an independent 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 Bull’s cඣar launcꦏh last week in Milton Keynes.

"I deny the allegati🎃ons,” the 𒀰50-year-old said. “For me it's business as normal, I'm confident in that. If I wasn't, I wouldn’t be here.

"I don't want to talk about the process. My focus and commitment is to the people and t🌠o 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 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:resolve the controꦺversy as soon as possible.