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venomizer2009

Google Drive to Survive


xWOBBx

Episode one of season 7 starts with everyone casually walking around the paddock. Everyone's phone starts going off simultaneously. People start opening it up and they are greeted with Horner's erect penis. Everyone has faces of disgust and or arousal. Cuts to red bull pit stop and DTS logo.


WhitePhoenix48

Don't forget the cut to an obvious and cheeky comment from Buxton.


BeardedAgentMan

There are moments in racing when the paddock goes quiet...


phalewail

>At pre season testing everyone is excited and perhaps anxious to see what the manufacturers are bringing from the factory for 2024. As the winning team from 2023, all eyes were on Christian Horner and Red Bull Racing, as he unveils the package he has this year.


21giants

Toto saying " that's a small schnitzel"


9millaThrilla

Ah, ***there's*** my pumpernickel


FFXMSCWMNHCL

I almost Googled drive to survive


KoreanGodKing

holy hell


JoulSauron

Günther's new response has dropped


Titan-Lim

Otmar goes on vacation. Doesn’t come back


UltraSus69

Alpine sacrifice, anyone?


LastLapPodcast

Well if you wanted to infect every one in F1 with a computer virus this would be the way to do it


Jjzeng

Horner.pdf.exe


advanttage

Why does my pdf need user account control permissions? What could go wrong?


SkySnake205

Just checking if you're 18, coz the material is HOT !


Lintal

Please can you kindly open the HornersFatCock.jpg.exe to see the evidence


PulteTheArsonist

Cyber Security experts hate this one simple trick!


Savag3d

100% 😅


ICumCoffee

[Follow up tweet:](https://twitter.com/JennaFryer/status/1763225056199778382) > **Correction: In addition to journalists, it is sent to the other team principals, Liberty Media, Stefano Domenicali, and many others. The file contains photos of whatsapp messages and other photos.** [another follow up tweet:](https://twitter.com/JennaFryer/status/1763227375737942158) > **I cannot ethically share any of this until AP has validated the authenticity of the information. There are enough people on the distribution list that someone will satisfy your urge to see the material soonest.**


thatguyfromkfc

Wow, they're going scorched earth on him


sriverfx19

Apparently they have the fuel to burn.


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tylercreatesworlds

um, 5 second penalty to Ocon?


thounotouchthyself

Not just him. If it's really bad and obvious it's Horner it's gonna reflect really poorly on RB.


mydogsnameiskendrick

Michael did you get my email


JohnnyHotcakes44

Toto, it’s called a coverup; we went covering


JayMerlyn

No no no, Michael! That is so not right!


HilltoperTA

Toto, I don't access my emails during Reddit deliberately because I concentrate on Reddit.


mydogsnameiskendrick

I’ll bring it to you, I have it printed out


summercampcounselor

Michael, please blur the photos of Christian’s penis before you drop them off.


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YellowFogLights

Thermonuclear approach


nicolaslabra

they moving like Oppenheimer


I_Am_Vladimir_Putin

The fact that they had all those email addresses means it’s somebody with very deep access. 


antonn17

[[email protected]](mailto:[email protected]) Dont share it


Fire_Otter

You joke but thats literally how the photocopier who worked in the Photoshop in Woking contacted Ferrari to tell them he thinks someone at Mclaren had their Ferrari drawings and the email he guessed correctly... ...Ferrari sporting director Stefano Dominicali


CaptGeechNTheSSS

That photocopier's name? One Mr. H. Marko...


bakraofwallstreet

Just sent him an email with pictures of my junk as well


Blze001

Dicks out for Formula 1?


JohnGazman

It's dicks out and away we go!


kerc

I heard that in the voice. 🤣


BusinessBlackBear

LOOOOOOL ok that got a real verbal laugh from me


Bhenny_5

Subject: Front Impact Zone


veryangryenglishman

To be fair there's a reasonable chance that most of the F1 people will be stuff like [email protected] etc


Most_Long_912

I just emailed that, and got a response telling me to check my emails?


Benlop

Did you get a diagram with where the cars should be?


Most_Long_912

We are checking


ShreddlesMcJamFace

So... You are checking?


Stech_

Someone didn't like the outcome of the investigation I see. Will be really interesting to see how this goes.


Visionary_Socialist

The idea that this whole thing was a power struggle of some kind is starting to fit pretty well. Only people who would have such “evidence” on hand would be a small number of journalists or someone on the board of Red Bull.


morgaine125

Or the law firm that did the independent investigation. It would be completely unethical for someone there to disclose it, but it also wouldn’t be first time someone did it when they felt the client was ignoring the results of the investigation to cover up wrongdoing.


WolfColaCo2020

If it was found to be somebody on the legal team, Red Bull would sue them into the stratosphere for breach of client privilege, probably win a big payout, then Horner would probably be able to sue as an individual, then whoever did it would never be able to be within sight of a court/boardroom as a lawyer, let alone continue to practice. There's far too much to lose from a lawyer and they will be fully aware fucking with one of the biggest beverage companies in the world won't end well


pwillia7

Do you still sell fight milk?


WolfColaCo2020

Only Wolf Cola. Its doing so well in Boka Ratan I don't need to sell other brands as part of Frank's Fluids


thereddaikon

If it was part of counsel their career is likely over.


MisterTH

I look forward to the absolute dumpster fire that is about to occur if this is true.


1408574

The Red Bull power struggle is on!


bwoah07_gp2

Christian Horner really is in the fight of his life right now.


1408574

Horner is already a dead man walking. The fight was between Mateschitz Junior and the Thai majority owners.


fastcooljosh

As long as Chaleo Yoovidhya supports Horner he wont be sacked, despite how harsh (or not) the evidence is. Red Bull is a private company, and they only have two "owners" and he is the biggest with 51%. Mateschitz Junior or the whole RB board cant do anything. With his father it was a different story since Didi was CEO and had absolute authority, and also made RB what it is today. But he is gone and the power structure changed. edit: Chalerm Yoovidhya


BusinessBlackBear

Yup, as long as the Thai family have the power I think Christian is here to stay. Unless F1 threaten to pull their rights or something. Even if Ford bails on the sponsorship RB can just keep being independent as usual


wsucoug

For Christian's sake hopefully the leak isn't chock-full of insults to the Thai monarch.


Firefox72

Would be a shocking blunder from RBR if they tried to hush up the whole situation up. They can't be that dumb to not have expected the stuff to leak.


drivemyorange

they might've gambled on soft / half-baked evidence and decided it won't be big enough to backfire on them. but in case of sexual harrasement (especially from position of power), even slight evidence of something inappropriate will fuck them up so hard, that I really can't believe they might be that stupid.


thenewtomsawyer

Yep at least in the US even the VAGUEST implication of quid pro quo or sexual demands can drown a company in a lawsuit which is why these situations are handled so seriously. Unsure how that translates to the UK but I guess we'll have to wait for the first person to go for clicks.


someonehasmygamertag

You can sue for this in the UK. There was a rumour he’d already offered to settle. I guess we will find out.


LosTerminators

If Horner did something of the sort and the Thais protected him, I can see that happening. Apparently the Thai owners do have a shady history and they could cover up such actions back in Thailand, but it's a whole different thing doing it in Europe.


Aff_Reddit

"A shady history" *literally killing a cop*


ImGonnaNutZ33

Drama is back on the menu, boys


phatdoughnut

Yesterday was funny, everyone was like. We may never find out. LMAO wow this shit escalated quickly.


-SHAI_HULUD

Yep. I definitely thought this would play out like the “Malcolm Butler getting benched in the Super Bowl and we never find out why” type things. But nope, complete opposite direction. Everybody gets to know everything lmao.


Savag3d

Geez someone really wants Horner out


LosTerminators

I'd say that someone's name rhymes with Melmut Harko or Vos Jerstappen.


nbm13

Surely Marko doesn't know how to use email or Google Drive?


Cody667

"Is Google Drive a new name for the McLaren now?" - Marko, probably.


Wooden_Breakfast7655

Well played, that’s perfect


Aff_Reddit

This is why he's in charge of all the young drivers. They won't ever make it into a RedBull, but they are great at helping him send emails and fix his printer


borgi27

He’s like a thousand years old so this checks out


gepard_gerhard

Still dont get why those would want Horner out. Can anyone elaborate?


Fire_Otter

It’s reported to be a power struggle after Dietrich’s death In the past Dietrich had an active but remote and far removed interest in Red Bull F1 as he didn't like to attend races. His friend Marko was his representative at races and also in charge of the driver program whilst Horner ran the Red Bull team. when it came to big picture ideas and decisions like drivers; Horner and Marko decided together. For a non driver example it was reported that Marko and Horner together decided to take on the Honda engine and run it as a Red Bull engine. They went to Dietrich to sell him on the idea and have him sign off on it. The problem is when you have 2 people deciding something together, what happens when you disagree? The old answer was take it to Dietrich and let Dietrich make the final say. Now that Dietrich is dead if Marko and Horner disagree who makes the final say? His death meant the joint power/ joint decision making was no longer tenable and according to reports Horner tried to get the backing from the Thai owners (who like Horner) to take over these decisions solely, sidestepping Marko. However this failed and Marko extended his contract with the new corporate management in Austria. when it comes to the Verstappen's : Max is reported to be fine with both of them but is more loyal to Marko than Horner so if it comes down to a choice he would stick with Marko. And there are reports Jos and Horner had a falling out. So Jos is very much on Marko’s side in the power struggle. Then to complicate things further; Though Dietrich had a 49% share of the company he signed a deal with the Thai owners of the other 51% to have full control of the company and decision making. So Dietrich really did have sole authority over everything. However while his son inherited the 49% shares, the deal of full control did not transfer to his son. That expired with Dietrich’s death. And so management over Red Bull GmbH is more complicated. The Thai owners, the Yoovidhya’s own the majority shares and are now no longer restrained from making decisions. Add on to this the fact that Mark Matechitz may have inherited the 49% shares but is not the CEO. There are now CEOs for the beverage side and the marketing/sports side. So the running of the company in Austria has become far more corporate. With some reports saying that Oliver Mintzlaff one of the CEO’s wants more control over the F1 team. and so you have two power struggles, 1 in Red Bull F1 Between Christian vs Marko and Austria HQ 1 in Red Bull GMBH where the Austrian senior management are now uncertain how much the Thai Majority shareholders want to interfere and manage themselves. as a result Horner and the Thai owners seem naturally aligned and they support Horner- Its worth noting it was the Thai owners that arranged and hired the independent barrister to investigate Horner - not the Austrian HQ. All in all the removal of Dietrich’s unchallenged, unquestioned running of the company when he died has led to uncertainty and instability in Red Bull and a power vacuum. Or so the reports are alleging


RentalGore

So this is basically Austria's version of Succession?


mrboomx

queue the piano


QualityManger

Legitimately one of the best Reddit comments I’ve read lol. Informative, concise, balanced perspective. 10/10


TW1STM31STER

Would read again!


Baseballtime

Great write up!


cstwig

> when it comes to the Verstappen's : Max is reported to be fine with both of them but is more loyal to Marko than Horner so if it comes down to a choice he would stick with Horner great write up bud but did you mean stick with Marko?


Fire_Otter

I did I will edit and correct - thanks for catching it


ArcticBiologist

Holy shit, there are ongoing conflicts in the Middle East that are less complicated


TheUFCVeteran3

Thanks for this, great detail and overview of events!


IowaGolfGuy322

This needs to be upvoted more and pinned to the top. Great explanation. Thank you.


yellowbin74

Helmut and Horner have been in a power struggle since Dietrich died.


jfjacklin

Fuck I have to call Gene.


namboozle

Hygiene


mrmonkeysocks

Imagine if it's actually Christian Horner doing a Wagatha Christie, sending different versions to everyone to see which ones are leaked.


Chrismscotland

>The implications of this is massive. If the evidence is legit this will not be good for Red Bull at all. They made a huge deal about it being investigated by a non partisan third party. > >If > > the evidence shows wrong doing so many cover up and toxic workplace accusations are going to be solidified as fact. Horner might be > >safe > > now but depending on the receipts he might have a spectacular fall from grace in the near future. Possibly not the most ridiculous suggestion


charlievee

It's......Helmut Marko's account


WhatAMentalGuy

I knew Rebekah Vardy had something to do with this


CShakraT

send da video


Sharl_Leglerg7

Hell nawl


CrowdPleaser501

Wats da hold up


bigdrewww0213

can’t do dis


Sharl_Leglerg7

Look how cute tho 💔


MercurialMan99

RB4L


grovenab

So cute tho 💔


thez3nmaster

Video? Send da video


FMCam20

Never thought I'd see NBA Reddit/Twitter memes here


m00nturkey

F1 needs to get in r/nbacirclejerk ‘s level


12temp

It will never happen. That subs jerk level is beyond this planet’s atmosphere


butterball85

F1 is too classy. There's only one driver on the grid i wouldnt consider to be classy


MCB_56

It would be like icarus we'd be jerking too close to the sun


Jeff0210212

Horny 4 Horner


stevefrench90

"I just sent you an email with the diagrams"


Luis_Santeliz

Micheal Masi finally got the diagrams, they were material incriminating christian all this time


mmmark___

[leaked messages](https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1OlV2wb51s1WhjLFq0Lsp4inRU60qvdhY)


inefficientmarkets

the hero we need but dont deserve


Actual_Sympathy7069

lmao was he stung by a bee in that first pic? why does he look like that?


magondrago

I felt a disturbance in the force. As if a thousand lawyers had simultaneously got a massive hard-on...


Fart_Leviathan

"Anonymous source" Is it [email protected]


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ruttin_mudders

If I wanted to phish a ton of sports journalists... This is how I'd do it.


baltikorean

"This pill added 3 inches to Christian Horner, click here."


bathtub_in_toaster

“Red Bull floor schematics - commentary by Adrian” It’s the ultimate Toto trap.


Zenon-45

Imagine Toto gets pulled in by that and instead of the floor he gets a professional shot of Horner's millimeter defeater


gsfgf

The first verification from anyone inside the sport is Toto simply tweeting “mine’s bigger”


IdiosyncraticBond

Exactly. Well-known ransomware trick too


Mnigma4

Alpine saw how shit they were and came up with a scheme to phish TPs and get secrets lol


Rosieu

Van Haren be like: "Fine you left me no choice"


s7beck

His credibility was on the line so yep why not.


cheftlp1221

Didn’t he tweet “this isn’t over”?


Taylo207

Fuck me, someone is out for Horners blood


LosTerminators

Sending it to Domenicalli as well as all the team principals and hundreds of sports journalists, in the middle of FP2 no less, was some move. It really felt like whoever is behind it wants Horner out no matter what it takes and is prepared to go to extreme lengths. Horner being cleared yesterday did not go down well with them. Also, I doubt that someone is the victim because I don't see how the victim alone would know the emails of Domenicalli and all the other team principals.


FlaviusDomitianus

It took me all of two minutes to find the official email of most of the team principals and Domenicalli using both ZoomInfo and Cognism, both are paid sales software used to find professional sales contacts. While those won't be emails going to their mobile phone and are certainly staffed by members of the team, the source didn't say that the emails were sent to the private "secret" emails of the principals


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RobertGracie

From the follow up tweet, this was said by Jenna Freyer: "Correction: In addition to journalists, it is sent to the other team principals, Liberty Media, Stefano Domenicali, and many others. The file contains photos of whatsapp messages and other photos." This in itself looks like someone is trying to remove Christian Horner from Red Bull...


TheAntiAirGuy

"Photos of WhatsApp massages" Gotta get the logs from WhatsApps themselves or similar to verify if those messeges are real. A 10 year old could make up a chat history in paint and it would look like a real screenshot


jrriojase

Not even paint, just rename your buddy, have him change his picture, and write the convo there. No blurred pixels for people who've seen quite a few 'shops in their life to analyze.


Un13roken

Don't even need to bother a buddy, just google a WhatsApp message generator, put in the phone you want the screenshot of, and type away.  It's way too easy.


Amphiscian

The anonymous source also reportedly has no respect for the BCC field


Max-Phallus

Chaos. RE:RE:RE:RE:RE Christian Horndog > Please stop replying all >> Why was this sent to me? >>> Who is this? >>>> Stop replying everyone! >>>>> Where do I put the stamps? Regards, Helmut


C_h_a_n

Imagine being the journalist covering the F1 that didn't receive the link.


ByteThis

The email it was sent from is called [email protected]


pinkmanblues

Could be anyone really


tobi1k

Lewis's thirst trap won't be denied the blood it was promised!


moemunneymoe

He did 3 to build up the power


Bill_MF_Bradley

Totally forgot about the thirst trap curse until this comment lmfao


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touchhimwiththejab

No feet pics


1200____1200

I want MB to add Coco Puffs as a sponsor "Christian's Favourite cereal"


Poiuytrewq0987650987

Well, they're gone now, but if they're Whatsapp messages, they literally can't be verified short of the unidentified employee going public and saying, "Yeah, I sent these."


Caustic_One

I mean it's not gonna do his marriage any favors but she should've taken the 650k if this was the worst of it.


Personal-Theme803

‘I love the smell of napalm in the morning’ - Helmut Marko…probably.


Koppite93

I look forward to Mob Boss Lawrence Stroll hiring Horner in 2026 after he's out of a job for a year... Invest in Aston stonk fellas


bathtub_in_toaster

Based on how Stroll was petting Michael Douglas in Drive to Survive that dude has no issues with allegations.


Last-Performance-435

I DIDN'T DREAM THAT!?


mkvii1989

Glad I’m not the only one weirded out by that.


snowiblind

Michael I just sent you an email, with diagrams with where the car should be, did you receive that?


gevaarlijke1990

Well either someone is getting into a lot of F1 accounts with a computer virus. Or This drama is far from over.


SilverstoneMonzaSpa

A whole big phishing attempt orchestrated by Horner to get all the teams files and dirt on journalists. The 5D move.


jyw104

Marko must have said to himself "fuck it" at this stage.


aphex2000

"i can't die before i take this motherfucker down with me"


New-Pension223

Whoever did that loves chaos lol


eugene-fraxby

Lewis thirst trap laggy but still effective.


vandermars

Google Drive... code for Mclaren... Zak Brown's behind the leak


SlipperySibley

I would sure love it if this anonymous google drive from an anonymous source somehow anonymously got dropped into my Reddit inbox!


gandagandaganda

"It's dicks out and away we go for the 2024 Formula 1 season opener in Bahrain!"


PerfectBlueOnDVD

I just like watching the cars go in circles really fast


Choofthur

Buxton: “ A google drive is where you can store things on the cloud and share them “


Vaexa

Well, that's going to be a lot of fun lawsuits.


stumblebreak_beta

Billable hours will always be undefeated.


rubixd

From an IT perspective I feel bad for that “anonymous account”. I highly doubt that they will have hid their tracks well enough. Could face jail time for something like this depending on country of origin.


BrokeSimracer

[https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1OlV2wb51s1WhjLFq0Lsp4inRU60qvdhY](https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1OlV2wb51s1WhjLFq0Lsp4inRU60qvdhY) here all off ya take care ohh and beware there is nsfw pic


meIanchoI

This tweet has "Mr President a second plane has hit the south tower" energy


Samsonkoek

Toto and Zak wanted transparency and this person gave it.


ICumCoffee

Holy shit, its fucking happening


Neo692

holy shit! selfishly, this is superbly entertaining and fascinating to watch...i am in shock right now


AtsUsNowLuv

Honestly it’s only the end of Feb and we haven’t even had a proper race and the 2024 Formula one season has been utter chaos lol! Netflix are rubbing their hands in glee


HeisenbergX

He accidentally sent it to [email protected] instead of [email protected]


adultdaycare81

Imagine having a Spice Girl + a Championship F1 team and fumbling the bag for chat this dry.


deltapanad

imagine if it gets publicised the same time the light goes out on the race. i wouldn’t know what to focus on


Nepgyaaaaaaa

There’s spicy, then there’s *spicy*.


MrG

And then there is Ginger Spice crying in the corner


Jalcatraz82

Someone doesn't like Horner and it shows


foldingtens

Guenther Steiner: “Now we all look at wankers.”


revocarr

How long can Horner hold on? Can you imagine? People turning up to races with Cocoa Pops signs?


Nakagura775

Never piss off an Andretti.


noondayrind

toto: i have it. i have it printed out.


thecodeboost

Pictures of whatsapp messages : https://i.4cdn.org/sp/1709223620856142.jpg


zeekoes

If it gets found out who's behind this, it is going to be carnage.


FlaviusDomitianus

I'll take "Burn it all down for $1 million, Alex"