Rehashing $229 Wounds, Christian Horner Calls Out Toto Wolff’s Violent Antics While Taking the Moral High Ground

2021 will always be a blot in the annals of F1 history. Even though many would argue that Max Verstappen was the deserving winner of the 2021 championship, Toto Wolff would contend that the best man on the night of the Abu Dhabi GP didn’t win. It’s pretty evident that the infamous night in Abu Dhabi and, in hindsight, the entire 2021 season, will always be a pain point for Lewis Hamilton & Co. But that isn’t going to stop Christian Horner from exploiting it!

On many occasions in the past, the topic of the 2021 Abu Dhabi GP has come up. But there was a sinister prelude to it, too. During the penultimate race of the season, in Saudi, Verstappen seemingly forced Hamilton out of contention. While it may seem to be a two-year-old affair, the wounds are still fresh for the Silver Arrows. But it’s Red Bull‘s team principal who can be attributed to scratching the wound open this time.

Christian Horner slams Toto Wolff for Saudi Arabian antics

Emotions were understandably running high in the Mercedes garage during the Saudi Arabian GP. As Verstappen allegedly brake-tested, the Brit, Hamilton, and Wolff realized how a shot at a historic 2021 championship triumph was slipping away from under their noses.

That’s exactly when Wolff slammed his $229 worth Bose headset in agony and anger on his desk. It’s taken two years since for Horner to deliver his verdict on that particular event. Motorsport.com quoted him as saying, “I would never have had such a reaction.” [translated via Google Translate]

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While Horner has his own set of opinions, the Austrian billionaire had his own reasons.

Toto Wolff opens up on the 2021 Saudi Arabian GP

Being at the helm of a dynasty such as Mercedes had created wasn’t all fun and games. In 2021, Wolff had the extra pressure of preserving it from the clutches of the Bulls and an eager Max Verstappen. But what transpired in the final few laps of the race may have been too much to take for Wolff.

With Hamilton needing to win in Saudi to keep his championship hopes alive, Verstappen almost doomed them. Express UK quoted Wolff explaining his reaction in the aftermath of it all. He said, “We knew we had to win every race in order to win the world championship, so when Max brake-tested Lewis and it looked like we’d lost a front wing, I couldn’t believe that he’d just done that. That’s where that reaction came from.”

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