Former Red Bull F1 driver Sebastian Vettel has called for "more transparency" in The athletics aft his erstwhile squad main Christian Horner was investigated complete claims of inappropriate behaviour.
Vettel won 4 consecutive world championships pinch Red Bull betwixt 2010 and 2013 - pinch Horner having led The squad since 2005.
In February this year, Horner was investigated by The F1 team's Austrian genitor company, Red Bull GmbH pursuing allegations of inappropriate behaviour towards a female colleague.
The 50-year-old was later cleared but location person been fears The investigation, which attracted wide media attention, has damaged The estimation of The sport.
Asked for his thoughts connected Red Bull's caller off-track problems, Vettel told 's Breakfast pinch Kay Burley: "Obviously there's been a batch of talk since The opening of The year. I deliberation pinch these things, it's ever difficult to cognize everything.
"It would beryllium bully if location was simply much transparency truthful that you could person much of an opinion.
"I deliberation it's ever difficult if you publication 1 thing, past different point and past The opposite."
The 36-year-old, who is from Germany, added The antagonistic attraction for Red Bull is simply a "shame" because existent driver Max Verstappen, who has won 3 world championships pinch The team, is "doing a awesome job".
Vettel, who retired from F1 in 2022, continued: "A batch of individuals that I retrieve from my clip [at Red Bull] are doing a awesome occupation in The inheritance and that's benignant of forgotten erstwhile The taxable hovers astir thing else."
In March, the female worker who accused Horner of misconduct decided to entreaty against Red Bull's determination to clear him.
Asked really women were treated in The athletics during his profession arsenic a driver, Vettel said: "F1 is arsenic an old-fashioned business in galore ways.
"So first of all, location weren't galore women [employed wrong The sport] you know, The numbers were going up.
"So betwixt erstwhile I started and erstwhile I left, location were a batch much women in The paddock and a batch much women not conscionable pursuing The sport, but besides moving in The sport.
"So I deliberation that's a affirmative change. But I deliberation really, for illustration everyplace else, there's still room for improvement."
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Will Vettel ever return to Formula 1?
The retired driver is in his mid-30s, meaning he could perchance person a fewer much years up of him if he were to return to The sport.
Asked whether he would see making a comeback, The father-of-three said The thought does "cross my mind" but it's not The "main thought".
He added: ""There are thoughts but thing actual astatine The minute."
The departure of Lewis Hamilton to Ferrari intends location is now a vacancy astatine Mercedes, pinch Vettel admitting he has been speaking to The team's main Toto Wolff.
However, he didn't shed immoderate ray connected what The discussions were astir aliases if they were related to a return to F1.
Vettel said he was "surprised" erstwhile Hamilton announced he would beryllium joining The Italian squad and said it "will beryllium different" to spot The British driver in The Prancing Horse's celebrated reddish colours.
Vettel was appearing connected this greeting to thief beforehand The Perple power portion marque which he has invested in.