Totowolf, the principal of the Mercedes workforce, believes Formulation 1 will miss his earlier counterparts in Pink Bull, Christian Horner.
Horner (Photograph above, Wolff) I eliminated my duty as principal and CEO of the workforce over two weeks in the past. This weekend’s Belgian Grand Prix is the primary race in Pink Bull historical past, which doesn’t have a workforce. Wolf usually clashes with Horner as Mercedes and Pink Bull acquired on observe, however says his earlier rival characters are missed.
“In a method, sure (I miss him), he was one of many major forged,” Wolf instructed Sky Sports activities. “To start with, I do not assume he is gone endlessly. I believe he will pop as much as some form of different faction. I should be cautious. He can sway within the FIA after which I actually do not know.
“He was a controversial man, and it was polarizing…it was good from an leisure issue. It might clearly be neglected from that perspective. His observe report speaks for himself.
“No (I have not contacted him), I am not but. I did not assume it was acceptable in the meanwhile, however I am positive I am going to try this.”
Wolf additionally identified that discussions with Max Verstappen about potential strikes in the direction of Mercedes sooner or later didn’t play a task in Horner’s firing, as he identified long-term curiosity within the Dutch folks staying in Pink Bull in 2026.
“No. I believe there’s in all probability extra within the background that I do not learn about Pink Bull and the complete constellations,” he mentioned. “Once I take care of the drivers, I have to know in my place as a Mercedes workforce principal. I have to discover what Max is making an attempt to don’t solely within the subsequent yr however within the subsequent few years.
“I believe drivers at all times need the quickest automotive. Way more than monetary incentives, that is about getting within the quickest automotive and analyzing it. That is what Max and every little thing else do on a regular basis.”
