Key Highlights
- “Hostile is quite an extreme word.
- It was just very competitive and the fact that the two teams didn’t like each other at that moment is another story.
- But, hostile is something else.”AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementNevertheless, there were countless political games between then Red Bull boss Christian Horner and his Mercedes compatriot Toto Wolff at the time.
- Said games somewhat continued when McLaren became Red Bull’s nearest rival, as there were some insinuations about flexible wings and tyre water - which McLaren CEO Zak Brown responded to with a special drinking bottle. But since the summer, that polemic has essentially disappeared.
- It was clear to see during Friday’s press conference ahead of the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, where Brown and Laurent Mekies, who replaced Horner in July, appeared together. The atmosphere was remarkably friendly - despite the weekend’s title decider.