Christian Horner has refuted suggestions of political in-fighting within Red Bull, insisting the F1 team is “incredibly strong”.

Ahead of last week’s season-opener in Bahrain the Red Bull team prin꧙cipal was cleared of wrongdoing after accusations of inappropriate behaviour were made against him b🌊y a female colleague, who has since been suspended.

24 hours late🔥r Horner faced fresꦫh scrutiny after messages purporting to involve him were leaked to high-profile F1 figures and media.

The 50-year-old insisted it was time to “draw a line” under the matter on Thursday, ahead of this weekend’s grand prix i🥂n Jeddah.

Doubts then🔴 emerged over the future of Red Bull motorsport Helmut Marko on Friday night when it was revealed he faced an investigation rel🌳ating to various leaks to the media in a fresh twist to the saga.

But ahead of Saturday’s Saudi Arabian Grand Prix, the 8⛦0-year-old Austrian confirmed he will stay at the team after holding crun🔯ch talks with Red Bull CEO Oliver Mintzlaff.

Horner was quizzed on reports of a political feud within the camp following the Jeddah race, where Red Bull claimed a second consecutive 1-2 led by 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Max Verstappen.

Asked if there is a battle going on for who controls the race team, Horner told Sky: “No. Obviously a lot is made of thi🧜s stuff but we are one team.

“Nobody is bigger than the team. This team comprises across the different entities of over 1,400 people. Everybody has a role to �🌠�play. That’s from the very bottom to the very top, and without them performing, you don’t achieve performances like this.

“Unfortunately, there’s been a lot of speculation this weekend but once again our focus is very much on trꦅack.”

On Marko’s situation and the strong backing he received from Verstappen, Horner said: “Firstly, Helmut is aꦦ consultant to Red Bull GmbH, so whatever the discussion was was between them and not the team.

“Max is an important member of our team, he’s a valued member of our team, he’s a wonderful driv♔er but everybody has a role to play in this team. We are a team and no single individual is bigger than the team. That’s the only way you achieve these kind of results.

“This is an incredibly strong team that has strength an♏d depth, that is achieving these kind of results.”

Vers✱tappen’s father, Jos, spoke out against Horner following reports of a rift between the pair in Bahrain, warning that the controversy risked “driving 🍨people apart”.

Asked if he has the support of his star driver, Horner responded: “Obviously there’s [been] rumblings. I’m aware of what’s been said but Max is an important part of this tea🤡m. He’s our driver and he’s doing a great job.

“As team principal and CEO, I’m responsible for the running of this team. So everyone has to do their💟 part. Max is doing his part. Everybody else is doing their part.”

Horner w♏as then pressed further on whether he has to fix his relation🌳ship with Verstappen’s father.

“Look, I think speculation is obviously rife but th🏅e most important thing is the team and focusing on on-track perf♒ormances,” he said.

“We all have a vested interest in 𒀰achieving performances like today.”

Horner added: “There’s nine other teams trying to do what🅺 we’re doing🤡. It’s not that easy.

“You only🌊 do that by having a spirit, a culture and a determination throughout the entire company.”