Individuals of vast ego, so wedded to their own bountiful publicity that they just can’t appreciate how deeply unattractive they look. We had Horner gripping Halliwell’s tiny hand as he walked her up the tarmac. Horner placing his hand in the small of her back and around her waist, as he manoeuvred her around the place. She now has a right to appeal the outcome of the investigation which cleared Horner. Horner, meanwhile, carries the same air of breezy invincibility that he has worn throughout. If Horner is worried about the effect of any of it on Red Bull’s sponsors, then he is not showing it. The unedited, inconvenient truth is that Horner — and his sport — are an embarrassment.

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