It's a new F1 year for Christian Horner and Red Bull but the controversies of last season still follow the team chief.
The Red Bull boss endured a difficult 2024 off the track yet still was made Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the king's traditional New Year's list for his services to motorsport in December and received the award at a ceremony at Buckingham Palace.
It capped a year in which Red Bull driver Max Verstappen won a fourth straight Formula 1 title, but where the results on the track were sometimes overshadowed by the accusations against Horner.
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The 51-year-old Horner was cleared by an independent counsel of the initial complaint of inappropriate conduct in March, and Red Bull dismissed an appeal in August.
Ahead of the Australian Grand Prix next week, Netflix's Drive To Survive, which is available from March 7, took a closer look at the drama that engulfed Horner last year and how things played out behind scenes with other F1 bosses.
The probe into Horner sparked questions from other team chiefs about the impartiality of the investigation by the F1.
Mercedes boss Toto Wolff called for greater transparency, while McLaren's Zak Brown said it was important that teams were "operating in a manner which we all live by".
Horner's response to the noise surrounding the investigation is revealed in the documentary
"Zak's a prick. I'll get through it."
"You find out who your friends are, don't you?
"The higher you rise, the sharper the knives.
"I've reached the top of my game and I never thought in a million years I'd have a challenge like this in my career.
"It was obvious that the end goal was for me to leave Red Bull.
"It's a crucial time of year, in a job that I do, you're the front face of the organisation.
"You can either hide away or you can get out there and face it."
A day after the second investigation had concluded, Horner and partner Geri Halliwell arrived at the Bahrain Grand Prix as leaked texts from the investigation were released to the media.
But he survived the probe and Red Bull put the distractions aside to secure a 1-2 finish with Verstappen claiming the chequered flag ahead of Sergio Perez.
He declared: "That's the best way to f— them all. Shut the f— up."
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