Christian Horner is believed to have felt reassured in his position after learning that the woman who accused him in the case that shook Red Bull was fired from her new job in the sport.
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Fiona Hewitson is said to have been fired by her employer Cadillac F1, where she worked alongside CEO Dan Towriss at the Grand Prix events (photo above), less than a year after her arrival.
According to The Sun, the British woman lost her position due to trust issues and a lack of discretion, but this was not officially communicated, with the Cadillac team citing a simple internal restructuring.
Severance pay
After leaving Red Bull, Hewitson was recruited by the former Cadillac F1 team principal Graeme Lowdon, who himself was recently dismissed to make way for the Franco-Polish engineer Marcin Budkowski.
A source cited by the British media claims that Horner privately told several close associates that he felt reassured by this development after having to justify the ambiguous relationship he allegedly had with his former closest collaborator, whose public revelation (notably the “sextos” exchanged between the two protagonists) had caused his downfall.
The young woman left Red Bull last October, after the long controversy surrounding the accusations made against the former team principal of the team, to join the new Cadillac team. Her departure was reportedly accompanied by a significant financial agreement.
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Horner soon back in the spotlight
The case broke out when Horner was subject to an internal investigation following accusations regarding his behavior towards a Red Bull employee. The British manager was ultimately cleared in the internal procedure conducted by the company. He remained head of Red Bull before leaving the team himself last year.
This news comes as Horner is about to regain much greater media exposure. The former Red Bull boss is set to publish his memoirs, titled Drive, on October 22. The book release will be accompanied by a promotional tour in the UK, during which he is expected to revisit several major episodes of his Formula 1 career.
The dismissal of his former accuser does not, in itself, constitute new evidence to settle the accusations made against Horner at the time. It is a separate professional matter, although the former Red Bull executive would personally consider this episode as a form of justification of his position.
Horner is regularly mentioned in new F1 projects, either in the takeover of Alpine’s 24% stake held by Otro Capital, or alongside the Chinese manufacturer BYD, although nothing concrete has been officially announced.
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