Red Bull F1 team principal Christian Horner insists he did not “veto” Jos Verstappen’s planned run in the Austrian Grand Prix Legends 🧜Parade, reports Lewis Larkam in Austria. 

Tension between Horner and 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Max Verstappen’s father appears to have escalated after the latter claimed Horner had deliberately blocked his scheduled driv♎e in🧸 the 2012 title-winning RB8 during Sunday’s Legends Parade at the Red Bull Ring.

Verstappen Sr accused Horner of being “childish”, telling that he is “completely𒉰 finished” with the Red Bull team principal.

Horner was quizzed on the reports in Dut꧅ch media during Friday’s FIA press conference in Austria.

“I’ve bღeen made aware,” Hoꦰrner said. “The Legends Parade is something that is organised by the circuit.

“꧒There was no veto from my side or anything like that and I’m sure the Legends will be in action later.”

Horner, who had a falling out w﷽ith Verstappen Sr at the season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix, offered a cagey response when he was asked about the stat🍰us of their relationship.

“The relationship with Max has always been ve﷽ry good, very strong. He’s a key part of our team,” Horner said. “He’s our driver, he’s the one that is important obviously to have a strong relationship with.

“I’ve never had an issue with any of our dri🥀vers’ fathers🥂 in the past. Whatever Jos’s issues are, I’ve really got nothing to comment on.”

He was then pushed on the impo🐼rtance of mainওtaining a good relationship with his star driver’s father.

“My interest is in the performance of the team,” Horner repl🐬ied. “We have a wonderful team. We’ve got great drivers, in Max, we’ve got the best driver in the world.

“He came to our team as a young man, and he’s grown and grown🍸 in stature. He’s grown as a driver and as a human being. And I think the way he conducts himself, the wayဣ he works with the team is outstanding. And that is my key interest.

“It’s about the performance of the team. 🥃It’s abo♉ut how the team works. And of course, we’ve enjoyed tremendous success. Despite the distractions of this year, we’ve still won 70% of the races, including two sprint races and seven poles. We lead both world championships.

“So yeah, you can’t꧑ control everything in life. I can’t control relationships with drivers’ fathers. But my focus is on the performance of our drivers, the performance of our team. That’s where it will all remain.”

When asked where the relationship went wrong, Horner simply said: “I don’t think it’s real♏ly helpful to continue talking on the topic of Jos.

“I think our focus is very much on Max. He’s our driver, he’s who we have a contract with, and he’s who we’🎃re focused on trying to win this grand prix with.”