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Christian Horner has spoken out against the rumours of a power struggle between himself and Helmut Marko earlier this season. Speculation suggested that the Red Bull team principal was hoping to oust the Austrian from his advisor post and take greater control of the F1 operation.<\/p>\n
After the paddock had settled back into a rhythm following the summer break, Brazilian news outlet Globo published a report claiming that the reigning Constructors\u2019 Championship victors were the subject of a power struggle between Horner and Marko.<\/p>\n
Speaking to PlanetF1 about the rumours, Horner said: \u201cSomething like that you have to take with a great deal of humour because, I mean, they\u2019re so far wide of the mark. But, unfortunately, [that\u2019s] the world that we live in.<\/p>\n
Somebody writes something on an obscure Brazilian website and, by the time it is translated into four different languages, it suddenly becomes\u2026 it takes a traction of its own and, quite often, there\u2019s absolutely nothing to these stories. I think we\u2019ve been around long enough and ugly enough to know not to believe everything you read.\u201d<\/p>\n
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