For almost a decade, Christian Horner taking a dig at Toto Wolff and Toto Wolff slamming Christian Horner has been a common sight. Be it at the paddock or in front of the media, the two team principals will not leave any chance to go at each other. The two heavyweight bosses will resort to any means to save their team and land the opposite team in trouble. In an episode of Netflix’s Drive to Survive season five, the verbal fight between Wolff and Horner was once again showcased when the duo went too far against each other for the much talked about porpoising issue.
According to Sky Sports, Wolff started the verbal scuffle when he said, “I can tell you that all of you are playing a dangerous game. If a car ends in the wall because it’s too stiff or it’s bottoming out, you are in the **** and I’m going to come after you.”
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To this, the Red Bull boss Christian Horner pointed fingers at the Mercedes and said Wolff was playing to the cameras since it was being shot by Netflix DTS crew. Wolff responded to that, “I don’t care. If you think this is a little game and performance, I tell you, you are very, very wrong.”
Amid all this, Ferrari chief Mattia Binotto spoke up. He said, “No, Toto. Safety is a matter of team responsibility, braking system, suspension. Wolff reacted to this angrily and said, “Each of you has found something to limit the problem. Congratulations!” And this was all for the Briton to lose patience and he went on to shout, “Well, change your car. You’ve got a problem. Change your ****ing car.”
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The porpoising has been a major issue that troubled the Brackley-based team. With both of their drivers losing significant time and having physical discomfort, Mercedes finally went to the FIA to call for changes.
Throwback to times when FIA revised porpoising rules
After repeated complaints from the drivers, FIA decided to take measures to reduce porpoising after consultation with the doctors. Citing the safety of the drivers, the F1 governing body put short-term measures to limit the vertical oscillations caused by bouncing cars or porpoising. It also said to explore medium-term changes to eradicate the issue.
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The measure gained enough applause from the drivers, including Grand Prix Drivers’ Association director George Russell. He said to Sky Sports F1, “It’s promising to see that they’ve made action on this straight away and it’s not taken them weeks and months and political decisions to change something like this.”
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“When it comes to safety, things need to be resolved asap. So I’m pleasantly…not surprised to see it come in so quick, but I think it’s good for everyone,” the Mercedes star further stated. This directive has come after drivers face difficulties in Baku, which left Lewis Hamilton and George Russell with sore necks and physical discomfort.