Christian Horner Accuses New ”Bridesmaid” Toto Wolff of BTS Politics Due to Sour Grapes

Red Bull Racing sealed its sixth constructors win since its dawn during the Japanese Grand Prix. Having broken the Mercedes dominance in 2021, the outfit has won 15 of the 16 races of the 2023 season. On the contrary, Mercedes tasted victory over a year ago during the Brazilian Grand Prix. The rivalry of the respective team principles is therefore justified and obvious.

Christian Horner, the team principal of the dominating Bulls ridiculed any sign of friendship between him and Toto Wolff. Speaking to Sky Sports he made it abundantly clear that Wolff and the Merc team will get back at the Milton Keynes outfit any chance they get.

Christian Horner projects that no sport is a mere tea party

People in the sports world would all agree that it’s not about solidifying off-track adoration for each other. It’s about rivalry on-court and regard off-court. According to Formula Passion, Horner told Sky Sports, “But there must be respect, sport is not such without rivalry. Wolff hasn’t seen much in the last couple of years, but I’m sure he’s plotting something. I’m sure they have something they’re working on, we’re talking about a great team with great drivers. They will try to react.” [translated via Google]

Red Bull has had its fair share of dominance during the 2010-2013 period, with Sebastian Vettel and Mark Webber. On the other hand, the Brackley outfit wiped out the 2014-2021 seasons with eight consecutive constructors. Horner confessed, “It hurts when you lose.” Elaborating he said, “If it doesn’t hurt, then you shouldn’t do this job. We had a long period, from six to seven seasons, of pain. We were bridesmaids. But we never lost sight of where we wanted to be.”  

The sheer dominance and brilliance of the Silver Arrows were put to an end during the ‘controversial’ last lap of the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix where the raging bulls charged and Verstappen sealed his first driver’s title. Not being short of observation, he rightfully exclaimed that title fights run in cycles.

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Horner reiterated, “And at some point someone will beat us too. Whether it’s Mercedes, Ferrari, McLaren, Aston Martin or anyone else, it’s not known. We can only focus on ourselves.” Mercedes scored six podiums this season. They are currently 20 points clear of Ferrari in a Championship fight for the second. Although, Red Bull is sitting comfortably after sealing the championship in first & Max Verstappen looks to do the same in Qatar.

Max Verstappen is only the second driver to be a champion on a Saturday

The Dutch Driver is projected to win his third driver’s championship at the Lusail Circuit on Saturday. The only other driver to win a title on a Grand Prix Saturday is the Brazilian Driver, Nelson Piquet. It would only be a surprise if he fails to win the title this Grand Prix Weekend.

Max Verstappen who hasn’t looked weak since the 2021 Title win needs barely three points regardless of the results of his only title contender Sergio Perez. If the Dutchman finishes P6 and above during the sprint race, the title is his.

Going into the 17th race of the season, the battle for the second is open still. The rivalries between the teams are heating up as the season draws to a close.

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Formula 1 fans are no strangers to this love-hate relationship between Toto Wolff and Christian Horner. The two principals are cut-throat and have a go at each other on-court and sometimes off-court. Calling a friendship between the two ‘unrealistic’, Horner has implicated that such rivalry is here to stay.