The woman who complained about the behavior of Red Bull team boss Christian Horner has had her appeal against the investigation that cleared him rejected.
Horner was previously accused of controlling the behavior of a female employee of the British Formula 1 team.
The 50-year-old has always denied the allegations against him, which emerged earlier this year.
In March, on the eve of the season-opening race in Bahrain, the team’s parent company, Red Bull GmbH, Horner dismissed.
However, Horner’s claimant, which was then suspended with full salary, filed a formal appeal against the decision.
On Thursday, Red Bull said the appeal, carried out by an independent KC, had been rejected.
Red Bull added that its “internal process has been completed.”
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A statement from Red Bull GmbH said: “Earlier this year, a complaint raised against Christian Horner was investigated.
“This complaint was dealt with through the company’s complaints procedure, through the appointment of an independent KC who dismissed the complaint.
“The complainant exercised his right to appeal, and the appeal was carried out by another independent KC.
“All stages of the appeal process have already been completed, with the final result being the appeal’s non-probability.
“The KC’s conclusions have been accepted and adopted by Red Bull. The internal process has been completed.
“The company respects the privacy of all its employees and will not be making any further public comment on this matter at this time.”
It added: “Red Bull is committed to continuing to meet the highest workplace standards.”
After the complaint was initially rejected on February 28, within 24 hours, messages and a series of images apparently exchanged between Horner and the complainant were released.
During the mounting pressure on the F1 boss, Horner said the “intrusion into my family is now enough” and “has tried very hard”.
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