Sebastian Vettel was a hardcore Tifosi at heart. After all, Michael Schumacher was his idol. The man bled Ferrari and gave his everything to win a championship with the Scuderia. Alas, it wasn’t meant to be. Red Bull, however, was the one that spotted Vettel’s talent at a young age, gave him the platform, and made him not one but a 4x World champion. Christian Horner and Helmut Marko nurtured the German and made him the great driver that he is. 

But despite all this, Sebastian Vettel, being the righteous person that he is, now questions Christian Horner’s investigation. The investigation started after Horner was accused of inappropriate behavior towards an employee. After the investigation committee submitted their findings, Horner was found not guilty. However, very little is known about the investigation and what were the findings of the investigation.

And now Sebastian Vettel is demanding transparency. According to Marca, he said, “I know the team, Christian [Horner] and Helmut Marko very well from my time, but it is very difficult for me have an opinion because I don’t know what happened and what didn’t happen. I think I would like a little more transparency, but I hope that time will clarify everything. Of course, at this moment there is a lot of concern, but I think that from a sporting point of view, there is no reason for him to think something other than Red Bull.”

And it’s not only Sebastian Vettel who’s asking for transparency into the matter but also some team principals and many people within the F1 paddock. Let’s see what they’re saying.

Toto Wolff and Zak Brown ask for transparency on Christian Horner’s investigation 

Christian Horner’s investigation has opened a boatload of questions from a sports point of view of what the findings of the investigation were. Apart from that, it began a sequence of sparks at Red Bull, which has led to rumored instability in the team. Rumors of Verstappen and Newey leaving are an enormous shock to the team. Amid all this, Wolff and Brown asked for transparency regarding the investigation.

Toto Wolff said, “I believe that as a global sport, it needs more transparency, and I wonder what the sport’s position is. We’re competitors and we’re a team and we can have our own personal opinions or not. But it’s more like a general reaction or action that we as a sport need to assess what is right in that situation, and what is wrong.”

Zak Brown, speaking on similar lines as Wolff, said, “I read the statement – I think from what I’ve seen there continues to be a lot of rumors, speculation and questions. I think the sanctioning body [the FIA] has a responsibility and authority to our sport and the fans. All of us in Formula 1 are ambassadors for the sport, on and off the track, like you see in other sports. They need to make sure things have been fully transparent with them.”

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The investigation has left us with more questions than answers. What do you think the next step will be? Will there be any further actions or was the investigation result the end of it?