“It’s Dishonest”: Days After Blocking Toto Wolff’s Number, Christian Horner Dismisses Possibility of Friendship With Toto Wolff With Fiery Explanation

“You’ve got a problem, change your f**king car.” Remember when Christian Horner said these words to Toto Wolff? Lewis Hamilton and Sebastian Vettel are prime examples of how F1 rivals can still be great friends. However, that does not apply to Horner and Wolff’s case. Horner recently came out explaining his relationship with Mercedes CEO as he dismissed the possibility of friendship just days after blocking Toto Wolff’s number. What was Horner’s explanation?

The bond shared between Toto Wolff and Christian Horner is that of arch-rivals. Especially after the 2021 season, things seem to have taken a prominent southward direction. While both parties respect what the other one stands for, calling them friends will be a far-fetched dream. Christian Horner recently advised that Toto Wolff cannot contact him as his number is blocked on his phone. 

Just days after that statement, Horner has now come out with a fiery statement regarding why the two TPs cannot be friends. The Red Bull TP suggested that he has respect for Toto Wolff but cannot be friends with him as it’ll be dishonest to be friends with fierce competitors. According to @FastestPitstop’s tweet, Christian Horner said, “I have a huge amount of respect for everything that he has done and achieved. But we’re competitors. I’ve never been a believer that you can be the best mate with your competitor. I think it’s dishonest.”

Horner, explaining how he expects his team to see every other team as a competitor added, “I want everybody in my team to see that whoever we’re racing against is the competition, that’s who we’re there to compete with, and as a team that we’re united.”

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Toto Wolff was asked the same question about his relationship with Christian Horner. We know that Wolff is not as bold as Horner in terms of making a statement and the same was reflected in his answer. Let’s see what Wolff replied to the question.

Toto Wolff advises that Christian Horner has a different personality to his

Toto Wolff recently praised Christian Horner and Co. for the job they’ve done with the RB19. He advised that Red Bull has made gains in merit and is the leader for a reason. Wolff also acknowledged Max Verstappen’s ability and talent. Replying to the question regarding his relationship with Horner, Wolff suggested that while Horner is a good manager and has been very successful, he does have a very different value and personality compared to his.

According to SkySports.com, Toto Wolff said, “He’s a good team manager. But it’s a very different personality and very different values to what we have here in the organization. But he’s still successful.”

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What did you make of the statement made by the two TPs about their relationship with the other one?