Mercedes has also been linked to the same opportunity<\/a>, but Wolff dismissed suggestions the interest is tied to blocking Horner\u2019s return.<\/p>\n\u201cUs looking at that stake is in no connection with Christian,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
\u201cAnd the idea that there is a rivalry between Christian and me around who buys an Alpine stake is made up.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt would be quite sad if that was a consideration of doing such an investment or not.\u201d<\/p>\n
Despite years of intense on-track and off-track battles, Wolff made clear he does not harbour ill will towards his former adversary, even if a future alliance remains unlikely.<\/p>\n
\u201cWould I consider that he could ever be an ally or someone that shares objectives? I don\u2019t think so,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
\u201cBut even when I had the biggest frustration and anger with him, you need to remind yourself that even your worst enemy has a best friend so there must be some goodness.\u201d<\/p>\n
The Mercedes boss reflected on the ferocity of their rivalry, particularly during championship fights earlier in the decade, admitting some moments still leave him puzzled.<\/p>\n
\u201cOver those years it was just too intense, too fierce, and things happened which even today I cannot comprehend why he has done them,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
Wolff nevertheless acknowledged Horner\u2019s achievements, suggesting his legacy in the sport is undeniable regardless of what comes next.<\/p>\n
\u201cI certainly don\u2019t wish him bad. And we need to give each other credit,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
\u201cThere are not many team principals who have done what he has done.\u201d<\/p>\n
With no clear pathway yet confirmed for Horner\u2019s return, Wolff said he remains relaxed about whatever outcome unfolds.<\/p>\n
\u201cI see a situation that whatever happens, whatever outcomes there may be, whether he comes back to Formula 1 or not, I am at ease with it,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Toto Wolff has given his take on a potential Christian Horner comeback to F1. Image: XPB Images Horner…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":359205,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[55011,111,139,69,213,106460],"class_list":{"0":"post-359204","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-sports","8":"tag-christian-horner","9":"tag-new-zealand","10":"tag-newzealand","11":"tag-nz","12":"tag-sports","13":"tag-toto-wolff"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/359204","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=359204"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/359204\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/359205"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=359204"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=359204"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=359204"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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