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Horner wary of Wolff’s “plotting” as Mercedes look to “fight back” in 2024
Since their battle for the titles in 2021, Mercedes and Red Bull have not been rivals in the past two years. Ferrari posed a threat to Red Bull last year, but Red Bull has already won the F1 2023 constructors’ championship and Max Verstappen is likely to win his third straight title at the Qatar Grand Prix. Christian Horner, team principal of Red Bull, mentioned in an interview with Sky Sports that he values rivalry in sports and believes it is essential to have respect as well. He acknowledged that he hasn’t seen much of Toto Wolff, team principal of Mercedes, in the past two years but is certain that Mercedes is working on a comeback. Horner stated that losing hurts, but it is part of the sport, and they never lost sight of their goals during the years of being the runner-up. He emphasized that everything goes in cycles, and at some point, another team will surpass them, but for now, Red Bull is focused on themselves.
Source: Crash
