Christian Horner’s accuser sees her appeal THROWN OUT following new probe led by independent KC – after Red Bull cleared team principal over ‘coercive behaviour’ allegations

Christian Horner has been exonerated for a second time in the Red Bull scandal that rocked Formula One this season.

An appeal process conducted internally at the world championship-winning team’s parent company, Red Bull GmbH, in Salzburg, has concluded, with a second KC clearing him of inappropriate behaviour towards a female employee.

The complainant, who remains on the staff, has been suspended since March.

A statement from Red Bull said: ‘The complainant exercised the right to appeal, and the appeal was carried by another independent KC. All stages of the appeal process have now been concluded , with the final outcome that the appeal is not upheld.

‘The KC’s conclusions have been accepted and adopted by Red Bull.

Christian Horner was cleared following an internal investigation into his conduct at the start of the Formula One season

The husband of Spice Girl Geri Halliwell was subject to an alleged leak of WhatsApps claiming to be related to the investigation ahead of the Bahrain Grand Prix

The internal investigation and its aftermath rocked the constructor both on and off the track

‘The internal process has concluded.’

Horner, the 50-year-old husband of Spice Girl Geri Halliwell, was originally found not guilty of coercive behaviour ahead of the opening race of the season in Bahrain.

A slew of messages purporting to between Horner and the female employee were explosively leaked to Formula One bosses and the media in Bahrain, alleging he made sexually suggestive comments to the employee. The veracity of the exchanges has not been verified.

A Red Bull insider has indicated that the woman’s evidence was unreliable and indicated that her appeal was unsuccessful for this reason.