While the internal turmoil flared to great heights in recent months, within Red Bull Racing everyone was looking to Oliver Mintzlaff, the managing director of Red Bull GmbH. If there was anyone who could put an end to all the fuss, surely it should be the big man within the group. But there was silence from the headquarters in Austria, which meant discontent continued to simmer. Now Mintzlaff is stepping out of the shadows, to publicly express his support for Christian Horner, Red Bull Racing's under-pressured team boss.