Tensions between Red Bull and Mercedes are high, to say the least. While their drivers Max Verstappen and Lewis Hamilton push each other in the title race, their team bosses Christian Horner and Toto Wolff have their own battle. After an apparently fiery battle of words between the two, Wolff has declared that he will no longer be distracted by Horner & Co. and instead concentrate on the title race.
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Toto Wolff does not allow himself to be distracted by Christian Horner
Toto Wolff and Christian Horner fought a verbal fight at the Azerbaijan GP in Baku, the former calling the latter a “windsock”.
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Wolff explained these comments and insisted that he will not get involved in such a fight in the future, telling GP fans: “I was angry in Baku and that doesn’t usually happen to me. While thinking, I want to focus on the team and on myself instead of being distracted by noise.
“Whatever is said or written is only distracting. It has the potential to distract you and I don’t want to be distracted. I just want to look, I just want to look inside, ”concluded the Austrian.
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Toto Wolff will hope that Mercedes will keep talking on the track
With the end of the summer break, Wolff hopes that Lewis Hamilton and Valtteri Bottas can overtake Red Bull in the Belgian Grand Prix. The Silver Arrows are already in the lead in the championship, but they want to expand this in Spa at the end of August.
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Formula 1 F1 – Austrian Grand Prix – Red Bull Ring, Spielberg, Styria, Austria – July 4th, 2021 Mercedes Lewis Hamilton during the REUTERS / Leonhard Foeger race
Meanwhile, Horner is hoping for Max Verstappen and Sergio Perez at Red Bull to keep the Mercedes drivers in check and regain the top spot in the constructors’ championship.
Do you think Wolff and his drivers will beat the Raging Bulls? Or will Horner & Co gain a lead again during the summer break? Let us know your predictions in the comments below.
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