Ex-Red Bull Employee Tells All on How Tweets Forced a Furious Christian Horner to Show Him the Axe

Social media can be an excellent platform when used correctly. The boons of it are limitless and it has brought our world closer than ever. However, you need to be aware of what you are posting. A Red Bull employee learned this the hard way, as for one of his tweets, he got much more than a warning from HR.

Red Bull has a huge following, which is why one wrong post can harm the reputation of the entire organization. One such employee reveals how Horner told him off for one of his tweets.

He said, “Yes, I think I’ve got an official warning once from HR for what is that tweet I can’t remember what it was now because this is how often it happens.”

“It was saying, really like small but it got blown up. I remember there was the yellow flag incident under qualifying in, was it, Jeddah last year? Right, I think it’s where Max set his qualifying lap, but there was a yellow, there was a yellow out tho,” 

“I posted a screenshot of the regulations that said, ‘a night race, a light board takes precedence over a flag’ okay because it’s more visible,” He adds, “Don’t worry, we’ve got a get out of free jail card lads, it’s all good,”

Not even the employee could have imagined what would happen next. A reporter confronted Horner regarding the tweet. The Briton was furious and warned the employee to stop tweeting regarding such situations.

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Much of the credit for F1’s rise goes to Social media, which has helped the sport grow. It is therefore important to take extra care and think twice before sharing your views.

Red Bull employee reveals F1 constructor’s strict Social Media Policies

To tackle unwanted media attention and legalities, organizations today widely follow strict Social media policies. Since Red Bull has a large fanbase, it is no surprise that they do the same. A Red Bull employee reveals how strict it can actually get for an employee on the Internet.

The employee reveals how he once got told off for his display picture on his Twitter. He said, “Yes, I did get told off for that. There’s a photo of me hanging out in the pit wall in Barcelona winter testing that had my kit on and the headset, all the gear no idea.”

He continued, “They said you’re not allowed to have team kit on on your Twitter account, because it could be misconstrued you’re representing the team.”

With the world widely connected because of Social media, some things can easily be misinterpreted by people. This is a big reason why companies follow such policies to avoid any kind of trouble.

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While your posts and tweets are usually personal thoughts, one can understand why an organization follows such strict rules. Do you think Red Bull and other teams are right in following this plan of action?