Red Bull F1 boss Christian Horner fuels Toto Wolff rivalry as BIZARRE exchange revealed

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Horner fuels Wolff rivalry as BIZARRE exchange revealed

Christian Horner was firmly put in his place in a recent awkward exchange

Kerry Violet F1 News Editor

F1 editor and journalist covering motorsport since 2024.

Thursday 13 February 2025 21:58

Red Bull Formula 1 boss Christian Horner has added fuel to the fire over his rivalry with fellow team principal Toto Wolff ahead of the 2025 season.

This year's championship gets underway at the Australian Grand Prix weekend on March 14-16, where Red Bull will be looking to hit the ground running with a new driver lineup.

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Horner's star driver Max Verstappen secured his fourth consecutive drivers' title last year but despite his continued success, Red Bull still only managed to finish third in the team standings, largely due to the poor performances from his team-mate at the time, Sergio Perez.

Heading into the new season, Verstappen will race alongside a new partner with Horner swapping out Perez for junior driver Liam Lawson.

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Horner caught out in awkward F1 exchange

As preparations for the first grand prix weekend of the year ramp up, stars of F1 headed to the Autosport Awards, where Red Bull boss Horner was caught off guard in a bizarre exchange.

When put on the spot about comments he had previously made, which suggested young girls are only getting into F1 because of the drivers' appearances, Horner was taken aback to say the least. Tiktoker Bella James followed up her bold introduction with a question over whether Horner had ever considered that it might be because the team principals are the ones catching the eye of female fans.

Before Horner could respond, James noted that it was in fact Toto Wolff whom she was referring to, not Horner, with the Red Bull team principal jumping at the chance to reignite his rivalry with the Mercedes boss when asked if he agreed.

"I'm not sure. I'm not a member of the Toto Wolff fan club," Horner replied.

When further pushed to name the best looking driver, Horner revealed that his daughter had preferred for Verstappen to be racing alongside a different driver in the future, not Lawson.

"Well, look my daughter would love us to sign Charles Leclerc but you know, they've all got charm," Horner declared.

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Kerry Violet - F1 News Editor

Having graduated from the University of Sheffield with a 2:1 in Journalism in 2022, Kerry continued her pursuit of finding a full-time position in motorsport through work with the F1 Arcade in London, where she got to meet true fans of the sport and make a live grand prix watch party memorable for them. It was here that she confirmed her dream of combining her background in journalism and love of motorsport, going on to volunteer with the female-led platform Empoword Journalism. Having completed stints as a screen editor and sports editor, Kerry landed her first F1-specific editorial role with GPFans and has thoroughly enjoyed continuing to work closely with the sport ever since. The access GPFans offers Kerry has allowed her to interview big names such as Naomi Schiff and David Coulthard and given her experiences she could only have dreamt of as a young F1 fan.

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