Sebastian Vettel has repeated the same frustrations of Lewis Hamilton over the ongoing Christian Horner saga with pleas for more 'transparency'.
Horner was cleared of any wrongdoing by an independent investigation after allegations were made against him by a female employee.
The Red Bull boss has always denied the claims against him, but his female accuser is said to be 'very upset, very angry, very scared, very intimidated' about the whole situation.
A Red Bull spokesperson told the BBC: "Both [parties] signed a confidentiality agreement on it so they both can't discuss it."
It's also led to criticism from others in the F1 paddock with pleas for more 'transparency' from Red Bull.
Seven-time world champion Hamilton spoke out against the sport's lack of transparency last month and - without directly speaking about the Horner case - said: "We're living in the time where the message is 'If you file a complaint, you'll be fired.' That is a terrible narrative to project to the world."
Vettel has now weighed in and has similarly called for more information in order to form his own opinion.
"Obviously there's been a lot of talk since the beginning of the year," Vettel said on Sky News.
"I think with these things it's always difficult to know everything.
"It would be nice if there was simply more transparency so that you really could have more of an opinion.
"It's always difficult if you read one thing, then another thing, then the opposite.
"Then I think, like now, things are going round in circles."
When asked how women were treated in F1 when he was still racing, Vettel replied: "F1 - well it's changing but it's an old-fashioned business in many ways.
"First of all there weren't many, but the numbers were going up.
"So when I started and I left, there was a lot more women in the paddock and a lot more women, not just following the sport, but also working in the sport.
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"So I think there's a positive change but I think - really like everywhere else - there's still room for improvement."
Vettel continues to be linked with a return to F1 one day and even teased ongoing talks with "a lot of people".
The F1 grid is set to look drastically different next year with only seven drivers signed up on contracts.
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