Christian Horner, team leader of the Formula 1 team Red Bull, underwent an extensive day of testimony before an independent commission for the accusations of “inappropriate behavior” by an employee, without the decision of the team and its main manager being known at the moment.
Everything seems to indicate, international agencies speculate, that The decision will be known before the presentation of the new model which will be used by the Dutch Max Verstappen and the Mexican Sergio Pérez this season, scheduled for next Thursday. This traditional ceremony could be overshadowed by the reported events, the nature of which was not specified.
The British Press Association agency and the BBC reported that Red Bull has not yet made a decision regarding Horner, after eight hours of audition carried out in an undisclosed location in London on Friday, comments AFP.
At the moment there has been no comment from Red Bull Racing, nor from its parent company Red Bull GmBH, the energy drink company, since it was announced on Monday an internal investigation following accusations made by an employee against Horner, who did categorically deny them.
50 years old, Horner has been director of the team based in Milton Keynes (United Kingdom) since its appearance in the Formula 1 paddock in 2005. With him at the helm, the Austrian team won seven world champion driver titles. of the top category: four in a row with the German Sebastian Vettel (from 2010 to 2013) and three in a row with Verstappen (from 2021 to 2023).
Furthermore, he managed six world crowns for constructors (2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2022 and 2023). What’s more: Red Bull dominated overwhelmingly last season, winning 21 of the 22 grands prix of the season.
Amid so much secrecy that surrounds the event, it was leaked that the complaint to Horner is due to intimate photographs than English, married to Geri Halliwell (former member of Spice Girls) I would have sent an employee with whom he maintains a close working relationship. The accusation was categorically rejected, according to The Telegraph: “I completely deny those claims.”was the brief response that the Dutch newspaper received.
Some European media, in particular Bild and Motorsport-Total, from Germany, mention that behind Horner’s probable fall would be the hand of Jos Verstappen, Max’s father. A strained relationship and several short circuits in recent times would be the fuel for the former Dutch driver to fuel the scandal, according to the portal that is part of the Motorsport Network conglomerate. “The fact that the story leaked in the Netherlands is probably not a coincidence… Behind the scenes of Formula 1 it was rumored that the Personal relationship between Horner and Jos Verstappen is seriously damaged”, the article points out.
The Verstappens built a friendship with Helmut Marko, Red Bull advisor and who during 2023 had some friction with the team leader. These are two very different personalities, whose observations are not always focused in the same direction and who fight for maximum power within a structure that usually shows the Austrian as the bad guy in the movie when making decisions, particularly those related to with the Academy pilots.
Pre-season testing will be held in Bahrain from February 21 to 23 and the season will begin in the same Gulf State the following weekend, with the first race of the season on March 3.
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Jordan vs Qatar: Asian Cup Finals 2024, Who Will Win?
The finals of the Asian Cup were played by two teams from West Asia, Jordan and Qatar. The West Asian teams performed amazingly in this Asian Cup, often performing the trick of defeating the top. On the contrary, Japan and South Korea, which were highly anticipated by fans, were eliminated one after another. Disappointing, this civil war in West Asia is definitely worth looking forward to!
Text: Frankco (Big Head Co., Ltd.)
The finals of the Asian Cup were played by two teams from West Asia, Jordan and Qatar. The West Asian teams performed amazingly in this Asian Cup, often performing the trick of defeating the top. On the contrary, Japan and South Korea, which were highly anticipated by fans, were eliminated one after another. Disappointing, this civil war in West Asia is definitely worth looking forward to!
Judging from the promotion process, Jordan’s game was quite exciting and entertaining, and its forward attacking style brought good results. It scored 2 points per game and tied for second place with Iran. Qatar was much more low-key and adopted A steady and steady strategy, in addition to a 3:0 victory over Lebanon in the first game of the group stage, they only won by 1 goal against China, Tajikistan, and Palestine. After three consecutive defeats in the World Cup group stage, Qatar showed a more mature performance. , the host country seeking to complete the second consecutive Asian Cup championship vs. the dark horse that specializes in defeating strong teams, who can win the championship?
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Jordan – dramatic path to promotion
In the round of 16 match against Iraq, in the second half of stoppage time, 90+4 was still behind 1:2. 90+5 continued to attack desperately, and finally chased a supplementary shot in front of the goal to equalize the score. However, Jordan was not satisfied with this. In the end Cleverly using the 7 minutes of stoppage time, Al-Rashdan’s long shot completed the winning goal. Only Jordan could win such a dramatic game this time!
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The semi-finals faced South Korea, the favorite to win the championship. Jordan, ranked 87th in the world, continued to use an overwhelming performance to technically defeat South Korea, which has stars such as Son Heung-min, Hwang Hee-chan, Lee Gang-in and Kim Min-jae who play in the five major leagues. The whole game took 17 shots. , hit the target 7 times. Although the ball possession rate was only 30.4%, it successfully prevented South Korea from even one decent shot on target. It can be said to be a great tactical success. The backcourt took advantage of the opportunity when defender Kim Min-jae did not play. Frequently challenging South Korea’s defense, even though goalkeeper Cho Hyun-woo had a very outstanding saving performance, he could not escape the weakness of the defense. In the end, he overcame the opponent and advanced to the championship game.
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Kada – Balanced offensive and defensive performance with solid performance
The top four faced Iran, which was Qatar’s toughest opponent so far. Iranian forward Sardar Azmoun scored with a beautiful overhead kick in the 4th minute of the game. Shortly after, Qatar’s Jassem Gaber’s shot in the 17th minute was deflected to equalize the score. Afif’s inward blast before the end of the first half gave Qatar the lead, but Iran once again tied the score at 2:2 through Alireza Jahanbakhsh’s 12-yard ball in the second half. Just when they thought the tie was over, Qatar forward Almoez Ali jumped out, took advantage of the Iranian defender’s mistake, and fired a shot into the net, sealing the victory for Qatar and advancing to Saturday’s championship game.
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Head-to-head record
The last three matches between the two sides were all friendly matches, with Qatar achieving 2 wins and 1 loss. This is for reference only. Perhaps in the final, the two sides will explore each other’s strengths and weaknesses before deciding the direction of the game.
Offensive Line Showdown Yazan Al Naimat vs Afif
The two tyrants on the offensive line, Jordan’s Yazan Al Naimat, scored 3 goals and completed 2 assists in 6 games, with a pass success rate of 76.4%. He can be said to be the core figure in the offense; and Qatar’s “explosion” Head” Afif Not to mention, in the semi-finals, in the first half, he helped Qatar take the lead with a heavy shot inside. I believe many fans were very enthusiastic. He scored 5 goals and completed 3 assists in 6 games, with a pass success rate of 70 % performance, in addition to forward Almoez Ali, Qatar’s other offensive blade, the duel between two sharp knives is exciting.
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Real Madrid and Girona compete in La Liga with the goal as their flag | Soccer | Sports
Bellingham and Dobvyk. But also Stuani, Rodrygo or Joselu. This season witnesses their names again and again. They are the top scorers of the two teams that, in principle, are fighting to win La Liga this season. On the one hand, Real Madrid. The whites are experiencing a sweet time in the league competition, with only one defeat compared to four draws and a creditable 18 victories from 23 games played.
But his biggest nightmare is a Catalan team. And it is not its historical rival. A surprising Girona fights them day in and day out to be at the top of the standings. Many teams without titles are capable of placing themselves in the Champions zone when the sun hits hard in August, but few are able to maintain the pace at Christmas. Only Real Madrid reached the figure of 55 points at this point in the championship.
Ancelotti’s team takes the points, but Míchel’s pupils take the goals. Girona is six goals away from shattering the record it left last season. If the classification were by goals and not by points, first and second would change roles. Barça is in third place with 47 goals, and Atlético follows with 45.
Girona is right. And a lot. Their expected goals (also called xG, it is the probability that a chance will be a goal depending on how the play went) is much lower than the times they have changed the score in their favor. Not everything is so sweet further south in Catalonia. Barça leads the xG statistics well above the leading teams in the classification. Real Madrid, like Girona, also scores a lower number of expected goals than the goals they have scored.
Collective work with two flashes
That Girona and Real Madrid have reached, at this point in the championship, such a scoring figure is explained by the number of players who have seen their hunger for goals satisfied at the back of the net. Seven players, three of Míchel’s and four of Ancelotti’s, have scored more than five goals in the league this season. But behind this, many times there is a magical pass, or a fortuitous one, from a teammate that gives away a goal. Eight players have made four or more assists during these 23 days, four each team.
Some scandalous numbers that, when extrapolated to Europe, continue to lead the Spanish league, but not the general leadership. The figures that mark, in a race for the top scorer of the national championship, the Ukrainian Dovbyk and the Englishman Bellingham, who are joined by the Spanish Mayoral for the joy of Getafe, collide with names associated with the goal, such as the classics Kane (Bayern of Munich) and Mbappé (PSG), as well as Lautaro Martínez Inter), Guirassy (Stuttgart), Openda (Leipzig), Haaland (Manchester City) or Salah (Liverpool).
Regarding how they take advantage of the minutes they have, despite the fact that there are more whites who average more expected goals and expected assists per game (the probability of a goal from a pass that ends in a shot), two red and whites (the aforementioned Dobvyk and the incombustible Stuani ) rank at the top of expected goals and assists per game.
The comebacks for the flag
If these teams are characterized by something, it is by the winning mentality they show in each match. The data highlights that they receive many goals shortly after starting the match. Real Madrid have conceded a third of their goals in the first 15 minutes. Girona, almost half after half an hour of play.
But the game for them does not end there. The referee and not the head is the one who decides when the match ends. This is shown by the reactions after both teams were on the bench: from minutes 45 to 75, Ancelotti introduced the idea to his boys of scoring. Almost half of the white goals have been scored in this period. Girona, for its part, puts it into fifth gear when the fourth referee begins to prepare the stoppage time screen,
Not to mention the discount times. Both teams have only conceded three goals (two for Girona and only one for Madrid) beyond the 90th minute, when there is little reaction time. However, the whites have seen the goal up to four times after the ’90+’ was shown, compared to three for Girona.
Real Madrid struck first in the first leg, with a heavy 3-0 at the end of September that still ranks as Girona’s only defeat. But the numbers indicate that animation and emotion can characterize today’s day.
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