“Little Jack Horner is still trying to pull out a plumb”– Damon Hill sides with Mercedes in battle of words between Red Bull and Mercedes over cheating allegations

Tanish Chachra | 20/11/2021
"Little Jack Horner is still trying to pull out a plumb"– Damon Hill sides with Mercedes in battle of words between Red Bull and Mercedes over cheating allegations

Damon Hill calls Toto Wolff the righteous man in the battle between Red Bull and Mercedes, with Silver Arrows accused of cheating.

The straight-line speed of Lewis Hamilton in Brazil was immense. Red Bull had no answer to neither on the track nor while assessing it. By the time they reached Qatar, they had decided that something was wrong.

And ahead of the qualifying, Red Bull openly claimed that Mercedes’ car is probably illegal. While talking to Damon Hill on SkySports, Christian Horner assertively talked about how Mercedes are potential with an illegal car.

Hill asked Horner whether Max Verstappen’s incident with Hamilton at turn 4 was appropriate? He further stated that, in his opinion, it was over the limit.

In response, Horner said: “Why are you being so hard on Max.” after he justified what Verstappen did wasn’t wrong. He further advised Hill to “encourage Verstappen” as it is for the first time in eight years when Mercedes are being challenged.

Also read: Christian Horner threatens Mercedes with protest if Red Bull’s suspicion over rear wing proves to be true

Is Damon Hill biased?

Hill certainly didn’t take Horner words well, as on Saturday, sharing a Times article, he called the Red Bull team principal a “little jack Horner” pulling out a plumb.

In the course of intense battle between the sides, whether bias is coming out or not cannot be indeed said. It’s tough to call either side right, but Hill’s recent statement does indicate a drift between Red Bull and him.

Also read: George Russell praises future Mercedes teammate for taking the Championship battle down to the wire

Post Edited By: Tanish Chachra
Christian Horner Damon Hill Mercedes Red Bull Toto Wolff

About the author

Tanish Chachra

Tanish Chachra is the Motorsport editor at The SportsRush. He saw his first race when F1 visited India in 2011, and since then, his romance with the sport has been seasonal until he took up this role in 2020. Reigniting F1's coverage on this site, Tanish has fallen in love with the sport all over again. He loves Kimi Raikkonen and sees a future world champion in Oscar Piastri. Away from us, he loves to snuggle inside his books.

Don’t miss these