When will someone finally say what’s going on?: Melbourne also needs to get through the “Horner case”.

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The ‘Horner case’ will also accompany Formula 1 during the third World Cup round in Melbourne. It may be difficult, but the ‘victim’ wants justice. The released Red Bull employee has appealed the complaint, which was rejected by an independent lawyer.

The Briton has now also involved the FIA ​​Ethics Committee. The world association can no longer sweep the delicate matter under the table, as Red Bull boss Christian Horner and his friends from the Thai majority shareholders tried to do. FIA boss Mohammed bin Sulayem (61) must respond publicly.

As long as the BBC, the Daily Mail and the largest circulation Dutch newspaper De Telegraaf do not remove their hands from the wound on the island, Horner cannot breathe a sigh of relief. One would like to know what the accusation of “inappropriate behavior” is really about.

Bull Max: 10 wins again?

The Red Bulls are also the center of the sport in Australia. After his 100th podium finish in Saudi Arabia, Max Verstappen (26) tries to celebrate his tenth GP victory in a row for the second time in his 187th Grand Prix. No driver has ever achieved more than ten wins in a row. The Verstappen series ended in 2023 with Sainz in the Ferrari in Singapore.

The Spaniard reported back after the appendectomy in Jeddah. His sensational replacement Oliver Bearman (18, Gb) must now receive the applause here in Formula 2 in the gigantic duel against his Prema teammate Andrea “Kimi” Antonelli (17, It).

At Sauber, thrills are the order of the day

The overall Formula 2 leader is still Sauber substitute Zane Maloney (20) from Barbados. After two victories in Bahrain, he collected more important points in Saudi Arabia with places 5 and 7.

Like regular drivers Zhou and Bottas, Maloney has to change overalls in Melbourne. Since gambling provider Stake was banned in Australia (as it later was in other GP countries), people are now using the Kick streaming platform on their suits, teamwear and cars. It remains to be seen whether Kick will now give a boost to the team that started poorly.

Sauber-Nasr shocked with 5th place

Interestingly, the last, even more successful Formula 1 debutant than Bearman drove a Sauber in 2015: Felipe Nasr (31). While Bearman finished seventh ten days ago, the Brazilian even achieved fifth place and ten championship points here in Albert Park nine years ago. Behind Hamilton, Rosberg, Vettel and Massa.

Source : Blick