Christian Horner tried to down play sext scandal by telling wife Geri Halliwell that probe was over ‘promotion row’ [Video]

CHRISTIAN Horner tried to down play his sext scandal by telling Geri Halliwell his probe was over a “promotion row”, it was claimed.

The Spice Girl, 51, presented a united front with the under-fire F1 Red Bull boss before and after ­yesterday’s Bahrain Grand Prix.

The pair’s public displays of affection came as sources close to Geri revealed how Horner reportedly first described the situation as a workplace row.

The Sun learned that Geri knew of the female employee at the centre of the texting scandal.

A Red Bull insider said she even approved of the woman working in Horner’s team, who later visited the couple’s …