Christian Horner: “I’m not sure Toto Wolff goes to the pub! We don’t have false friendship”
The Red Bull and Mercedes team principals’ rivalry will come under the microscope at the 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:F1 British Grand Prix at Silverstone, nearby where both of their teams ar♑e basedಞ.
And Horner could not resist a gentle poke at hಞis🐲 old adversary when asked if he could envisage having a pint together.
“I’m not so sure Toto is the kind o𒁃f person who go🧸es to the pub,” he joked to .
Horner said abᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚ𒀱ᩚᩚᩚout whether they could ever be mates: “I have never been a believer in that.
“He’s trying hard to beat us, we’r🍷e trying t🌳o ensure that we stay ahead of him.
“While there has to be respect, I d﷽on’t see some form of false friendship.
“For me, it is unrealistic.
“It’s part of sport, p🍬art of co༺mpetition. And it’s incredibly easy to pull his chain!
“There has to be a competitive rivalry. It’🍨s not a garden party. We are t𝕴here to win, to compete, every member of the team knows that.
“The tea🔯m that wants to beat us the most is the 𓄧one up the road.
“It’s important that people feel that rivalry. It drives people on to perform better. We want to w⛎in.”
Horner and Wolff’s animosity came to a head at the notorious 2021 Abu Dhabi Gra꧃nd Prix, with race director Michael Masi stuck in the middle.
A new row is brewing over the 2026 engine regulations which ꦐhas seen Horner and𒈔 Wolff come to verbal blows again.
Wolff insists that Horner’s criticism of the rules are o💮nly because he is “frightened” that the Red Bull Powertrains project is behind schedule.
Horner hit back accusing “typi🦄cꦗal Toto” of prioritising “self-gain”.
James was a sports journalist at Sky S🥀ports for a decade covering everything from American sports, to football, to F1.
