Big Tea wrote: ↑16 Feb 2024, 19:04
Surely if there were "photographs of a sexual nature" involved, it would no longer be a civil or internal mater but a criminal court mater?
We have no news of such a thing do we, or it would not be allowed to be kept internal
We shouldn't really be talking about this as though it's 100% confirmed, as Libel laws in the UK are some of the harshest in the world.
FYI -It is a criminal offence to send unsolicited sexual images in the UK. The way it works in England and Wales is that the person who recieves the images has to make a formal complaint to the Police for it to be investigated.
dialtone wrote: ↑16 Feb 2024, 20:53
denyall wrote:At this point, for RB this is going to be settled in the court of public opinion rather than a court of law.
Their sponsors and partners are going to pay very close attention to what is going on and will make decisions based on perception.
Yeah I don’t quite understand the slowness in this. They are exposing themselves to more of this nonsense rather than closing the case and moving on. The lawyer went of vacation is something out of Monty Python.
Red Bull GmbH will want a robust investigation to take place so they have themselves covered if this ends up before an employment tribunal in the UK. Even if the Lawyer hadn't gone on holiday, you'd not see a result any quicker. Red Bull GmbH will also likely want to assure Ford and other sponsors that they haven't swept anything under a carpet. Anyone expecting a quick resolution will be disapointed.
Losing Ford would be a disaster for Red Bull's 2026 PU. If that's at risk? It's obvious what Red Bull would do.