Motor racing-Horner very important to Red Bull's success, says Verstappen

Formula One F1 - Bahrain Grand Prix - Bahrain International Circuit, Sakhir, Bahrain - February 28, 2024 Red Bull's Max Verstappen ahead of the Bahrain Grand Prix REUTERS/Hamad I Mohammed

SAKHIR, Bahrain (Reuters) - Triple world champion Max Verstappen acknowledged the importance of Red Bull boss Christian Horner to Formula One's dominant team as the sport waited on Wednesday for news about the Briton's future at the helm.

An investigation into the conduct of Formula One's longest serving principal, and husband of former Spice Girls singer Geri Halliwell, was announced this month after allegations by a female employee.