Red Bull's Christian Horner, Wife Geri Halliwell Have Neighbors Fuming Over Their Pool Plans

Red Bull team principal Christian Horner is a lightning rod for controversy these days. Of course, he's dealing with one heck of a situation at work after an employee accused him of inappropriate behavior.

But away from the track and the factory, he's got some of his neighbors fired up, and they're running hotter than Max Verstappen's right-rear brake in Australia.

According to Daily Mail, planning documents from earlier in the year revealed that Horner and his wife — Spice Girl Geri Halliwell — want to put a pool in their garden along with some brand-spankin' new plants and a heat pump.

You'd think that there'd be no problems here. They're rich people who want to put in a pool. Nothing particularly crazy about that.

However, their neighbors are concerned that the pool will come with increased noise in their otherwise quiet neighborhood.

Complaining about this might be the dumbest move on the planet. It's England, they can only use the pool a couple of months a year. And when it's open, yeah, they'll have parties, but if you keep your mouth shut, you'll probably get to go.

Nope. The neighbors complained and cost themselves an invite to a Spice Girls pool party…

But noise isn't the only problem. 

Neighbors aren't pumped about Red Bull team principal Christian Horner and his wife Geri Halliwell's plans for a new pool. (Getty Images(

An archaeology survey expressed concern that digging the pool poses a "risk" of disturbing remains, and could also affect events at a nearby church.

"Many local families attend the Church and, of course, the Rector conducts weddings, baptisms and funerals," a resident said.

"It would be the height of disrespect to be standing in the Churchyard during an internment to be distracted by screaming, shouting and splashing from a short distance away."

Hm… I see their points, but this still seems a little overboard for a pool that might be in use three months a year.

Like I said, if they could've kept their mouths shut they could be chatting with Spice Girls and Red Bull brass at the Horner-Halliwell pool.