If Christian Horner had his way, this messy saga over an allegation of misconduct made against him by an employee would be forgotten by now. Max Verstappen and Sergio Perez have gone 1-2 the first two races for Red Bull, and Horner, alongside his former pop star wife, has celebrated as Verstappen won for the 18th and 19th time in the last 20 races. Enough is enough about the personal stuff, Horner complained after the second Red Bull rout: “I think it is time now to draw a line under it.”
PARIS (AP) — Formula 1 driver Pierre Gasly is venturing into soccer. Not as a player, but as an investor in Versailles, a club from the Paris suburb playing in the French third division. “I’m delighted to be joining FC Versailles because I’ve always wanted to get involved in professional football," said Gasly, who drives for Alpine. "This is the start of a wonderful story. Go Versailles!” The Frenchman will join the club as joint shareholder, alongside Alexandre Mulliez — the grandson of the fou
There’s no better message to send to critics than an absolute domination, which was the exact Team Penske response after rival team owners took aim at Roger Penske’s series leadership. Penske silently fumed at the criticism — which included a bold call from Michael Andretti for the 87-year-old Penske to sell IndyCar if he won't up his investments into series marketing and promotion — but refused to engage in a public battle with disgruntled stakeholders. Instead, a renewed Josef Newgarden led all three Penske drivers to top-four finishes in Sunday’s race.