Max Verstappen and Lewis Hamilton may have gotten over that 2021 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix and many repercussions that came right after Max won his very first world championship and Masi being shown the way out it seems Toto Wolff and Christian Horner may have not moved on yet.
Lewis Hamilton’s 2021 season ended with a big bang as the driver lost everything that he had worked on that season. The driver hoped to see his 8th and record-breaking title in his bag, however, things changed quicker than he believed they could and soon Verstappen was celebrating his first world championship as a broken Hamilton cried in his father’s arms.
Nonetheless many believe that the 2021 season is still Hamilton’s and have also mentioned the Briton as a 8-time world champion instead of seven. Christian Horner has been one of the many people who have called Lewis Hamilton an 8-time world champion while Toto has believed with his whole being that they were the true victors that season.
Nonetheless, this hasn’t stopped the two from battering with each other and commenting on the 2021 season even with Red Bull winning three world championships.
Recently Toto Wolff attacked Christian Horner mentioning that Red Bull had won the season so they should just be happy about the results. However, Horner had no plans of holding back as he came out with his own statement claiming that Mercedes “f**ked up”.
This is regarding Christian Horner’s comments on Sky’s A League of Their Own programme.
Horner claimed “Mercedes f****d up”, as “they left poor Lewis out there on tyres that had done pretty much most of the race and we pitted with Max so he was on a fresh set of tyres”. https://t.co/bgDkjgYbCw
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He said, “Mercedes f**ked up. They left poor Lewis out there on tires that had done pretty much most of the race and we pitted with Max so he was on a fresh set of tires.”
Although the point has run its course and has been debunked multiple times the Red Bull boss has decided to stick with it.
Toto Wolff attacks Christian Horner over his 2021 Abu Dhabi GP comments
Although many have moved on from the 2021 Abu Dhabi GP, some have taken a part of it with them as they moved forward. The same can be said about Christian Horner and Toto Wolff. The two have had moments where they attacked each other and put each other under fire over the unfair and controversial end of the 2021 F1 outing.
Nonetheless, Toto has mentioned multiple times that he has thought of all possible ways to get Lewis Hamilton his 8th title. From getting the classic W11 as an inspiration for the W15 for 2024 to following Felipe Massa’s 2008 title case, the Mercedes boss has gone to lengths to make sure Lewis gets his title.
However, he has also made sure to clap back at Christian Horner at every chance he gets. Recently he said, “You have won the season be happy about it, humble, enjoy it. Don’t come out with comments about Abu Dhabi 2021 which are off the mark. It’s a character question. I just wonder what’s going on up there.”
#AbuDhabiGP 🇦🇪 | Toto Wolff on Christian Horner: “You’ve won the season, be happy about it, humble, enjoy it. Don’t come out with comments about Abu Dhabi 2021, which are completely off the mark. [It’s a] character question. I just wonder what’s going on up there.”
— deni (@fiagirly) November 24, 2023
Although he wished to put his point across it did not play out the way he would have wanted and soon Christian Horner clapped back mentioning that Mercedes messed up and they are the ones to be blamed for their failed 2021 season.