Can F1's Christian Horner Regain Pole Position?

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When you live life in the fast lane and the wheels come off, the results can be spectacularly bad. Just ask Christian Horner. He was sacked as boss of F1's Red Bull amid claims of sexual harassment (of which he was cleared by internal investigations) and a slump in the team's form. This week David Yelland and Lauren Beeching discuss his concerted campaign to drag himself out of the PR pits. Rather than revisit the past scandal, he seems to be seeking to reframe how we see him. His new book is part of that campaign - but the audience he cares about the most may not be the general public. On the extended edition on BBC Sounds, what happens when your partner becomes a PR liability? It's especially hard if you're both public figures. How do you avoid contagion even if you've done nothing wrong? And how do you discreetly advise a client that their other half is a reputational nightmare? Also, how many times have we all been told to keep things simple? It's certainly a mantra that seems to be serving the Vatican well. A statement to confirm the Pope 'got up and had breakfast' conveyed more honesty and transparency in one sentence than other press releases manage across acres of print. David and Lauren look at how, when it comes to Pope Leo's health, the Vatican seems to understand that silence doesn't stop speculation. Producer: Duncan Middleton Editor: Sarah Teasdale Executive Producer: Eve Streeter Music by Eclectic Sounds A Raconteur Studios production for BBC Radio 4