“I really regret it”– Toto Wolff claims he is not proud of having war of words with Red Bull boss Christian Horner during 2021 season

“I really regret it,” he told Dutch publication Formule 1 Magazine. “I always try to stay professional and approach things professionally. It got very personal between the two of us at some point, that’s right.

“He told me to ‘keep my mouth shut’ [during the flexi-wing situation] and then I responded by saying he was a windbag and talked too much for the cameras. I shouldn’t have said that.

“It’s a professional relationship and you know that even your worst enemy has a best friend, so you have to respect that person, even if you fight a hard duel in a professional environment.”

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Toto Wolff says Susie Wolff played an important role to keep the peace

The stakes were definitely high in the 2021 title challenge. But Wolff is grateful that his wife Susie Wolff, who is the boss of Formula E Venturi, for slapping his wrists when relations with Horner were going out of the limit.

look at her 😍😍 pic.twitter.com/4JOQ2c3qij

— out of context Toto Wolff (@askolatte) January 28, 2022

“Susie pointed that out to me very clearly,” Wolff explained. “She said, ‘Why are you having these kinds of discussions? You’re trying to win, respect that. Even if someone goes in that direction, you don’t have to’. That’s called female social intelligence!”

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