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Updated Saturday, March 16, 2024-22:17

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The employee of the Red Bull Formula 1 team who is at the origin of the accusations of

"inappropriate behavior"

against the team's director,

Christian Horner,

filed a complaint with the Ethics Committee of the International Automobile Federation (FIA), stated the BBC this Saturday.

According to the British media, this complaint to the governing body of motorsports comes after two accusations made previously.

The first had taken place on February 2, through the line that the FIA ​​dedicates to the ethical rules of F1, a few days before the case became public.

That call made direct reference to Christian Horner's behavior towards an employee of the Austrian team and

asked the FIA ​​to act due to fears that Red Bull was trying to hide what happened.

The second accusation, made on March 6, recalled the accusations made in the first and warned that in the event of inaction on the part of the FIA, the complainant - whose identity was not specified by the BBC - would inform the press.

Asked by AFP, the FIA ​​said that it could not confirm the presentation of a complaint due to the procedures it applies internally in the management of this type of situation and due to "the strict confidentiality that exists and will exist."

Horner, 50 years old and married to singer

Geri Halliwell

(former member of the group Spice Girls), always denied the accusations.

His wife was seen with him at the Bahrain Grand Prix, the race that opened the season earlier this month.

He was acquitted in an internal investigation carried out by Red Bull, which lasted ten weeks and was carried out by a lawyer outside the team.

The employee, suspended from her duties within the team after her complaint was rejected, would have decided to appeal that decision internally and

asked Red Bull to reconsider its position,

according to several media outlets.

The case continues to shake the championship-leading team, despite the excellent results achieved by its drivers at the start of the season.

The Dutchman

Max Verstappen

won both races, in Bahrain and Saudi Arabia.

His Mexican teammate

Sergio Pérez

was second in both Grands Prix.