Christian Horner has no interest in becoming the CEO of Red Bull GmbH despite rumours suggesting he was eyeing a promotion, according to reports.
The 50-year-old is currently preparing for Sunday's Australian Grand Prix, with qualifying set to take place tomorrow.
Red Bull have enjoyed a positive start to the new season, with Max Verstappen winning races in Bahrain and Saudi Arabia so far.
Yet Horner has remained in the spotlight despite Red Bull recently clearing the Briton of misconduct following allegations made by a female employee.
Christian Horner isn't interested in a new job as Red Bull prepare for the Australian Grand Prix
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Earlier this week, German newspaper BILD claimed Horner wants to become CEO of Red Bull GmbH.
That role is currently occupied by former RB Leipzig chief Oliver Mintzlaff, with Horner apparently hoping his close relationship with Red Bull majority shareholder Chalerm Yoovidhya will pay off.
Now, however, those claims have been debunked.
PlanetF1.com claim the rumour has been 'dismissed out of hand' and that Horner 'has no interest in taking on wider projects' away from racing.
It's also claimed his commitment is 'with the team', with Horner hoping Red Bull can continue their excellent form in the coming weeks ahead.
Horner's relationship with Jos Verstappen, Max's father, is currently broken.
Jos has accused the Red Bull team principal of 'playing the victim' while calling for Horner to be removed from his position.
However, following recent talks, Horner, Jos and Max have all agreed to a ceasefire so the focus can be on racing.
Verstappen was asked about Horner in Melbourne prior to this weekend's race.
And the 26-year-old, who is hoping to win a fourth F1 title in a row, insists he's done answering questions on the situation.
“I don’t want to always be too involved with these kinds of things," he said.
“Because at the end of the day, I’m the driver and I’m here to look at the performance side of things. That’s what I’m hired for.
“But from what I know, everything was handled in the right way.
"I’m not going into any further details from that side because I don’t know more than that and I also don’t want to know, because that’s not my job or my task within the team.”
Verstappen has been linked with a move to Mercedes while the Horner saga has rumbled on.
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Christian Horner is working to ensure Red Bull are prepared for the weekend's Grand Prix in Australia
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But the Dutchman has made it clear he wants to stay at Red Bull amid speculation he's 'close' to joining their fierce rivals.
“I think there’s every reason to be happy, right?" he said when asked about his future.
“The car’s going really well, there’s so many great people in the team that are constantly pushing for better results, so for me that’s what I focus on.
“I focus on the performance, I’m happy, and when I go home, I don’t think about any other thing because it’s pretty fixed where I’m at also, and that’s also where I want to be.”
Verstappen won the Australian Grand Prix last year.
Max Verstappen is the favourite to win in Australia given he's dominated the first two races of the F1 season so far
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Charles Leclerc was fastest in practice, however, while Lewis Hamilton was frustrated and dejected after another difficult outing.
