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Embattled Red Bull team principal Christian Horner shared photos of his wife Geri Halliwell to mark Mother's Day, despite the furore around his sex texts scandal.
The Red Bull boss, 50, had been cleared of allegations of 'coercive behaviour', but has been fighting for his future after flirtatious text messages apparently exchanged between him and the female complainant were divulged to 149 F1 figures.
Halliwell, the former Spice Girl, has been in attendance at both the Bahrain and Saudi Arabian Grand Prixs to show her support to her husband amid the controversy.
Horner shared two photos of Geri featuring the couple's seven-year-old son Monty, as well as another snap with his own mother Sara.
'Happy Mother’s Day - So appreciative of the mums in our family for everything they do,' Horner wrote. 'We’re always grateful, today and every day.'
Christian Horner, 50, shared photos of his wife Geri Halliwell, 51, in a Mother's Day message
Horner shared photos of Halliwell with the the couple's seven-year-old son on Instagram
The under-fire Red Bull boss said the family are 'grateful, today and every day' in the Mother's Day message, as Halliwell continues to show her public support amid his sex texts scandal
Horner, who has won 13 world championships since heading the team as a 31-year-old in 2005, had previously thanked his 'very supportive wife' for her backing during the accusations.
Halliwell and Horner mixed in social circles before they struck up a romance, having first met each other at the Monaco Grand Prix in 2009.
'[Geri] was a guest of [former CEO of the Formula One Group] Bernie Ecclestone's in Monaco one year and came down the pit lane,' Horner previously told The Telegraph. 'I remember [McLaren boss] Ron Dennis was standing next to me and Eddie Jordan was there as well.
'She gave Ron a kiss on the cheek, and she gave Eddie a kiss on the cheek. So I thought, 'OK, I'm on for a kiss on the cheek here!' And I went to give her one and she shoved her hand out at me.'
Their relationship, however, got off to a rocky start, coming under fire after the Red Bull chief left his long-term
