Red Bull F1 Boss Fulfills FIA Mandate After ‘Vagrant Official’ Complaints at Qatar GP

Red Bull team principal Christian Horner has joined the referees’ training program. The Brit will officially start the training program in February after he was initially warned in November.

Horner had previously blamed an official at the Qatar GP weekend for incorrectly waving the yellow flag in qualifying. The yellow flag incident meant that Red Bull driver Max Verstappen had a five-place grid penalty in the race. The FIA warned Horner and offered him to join the referees training program.

The Red Bull team boss explained he had reacted under the pressure of the situation and the circumstances.

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Red Bull team principal Christian Horner meant no ill intentions: FIA

As reported by Motorsport-Turkey, the FIA took the harsh comments made by Horner seriously and warned him under the International Sporting Code.

“Any word, action or writing that causes moral damage or loss to the FIA, its organizations, its members or senior executives, the interests of motorsport in general and the values ​​the FIA ​​stands for” is a violation of the rule,” as per the ISC.

“The referees explained that the official concerned was doing his job exactly as specified in the International Rules of Sport. Mr. Horner offered to apologize to the official and explain to the media that he had no ill intentions.

Mr. Horner also offered to join the 2022 FIA International Referees Program at the beginning of February. The referees accepted this offer,” said the FIA.

It is nice to see Horner attending the training program and to understand how the referees make their decisions. This will definitely help him understand the next time an official waves a yellow flag in any circumstance.

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