Red Bull boss Horner, other F1 teams deny Wolff complaint،
Red Bull boss Christian Horner and other Formula 1 teams have denied making complaints against Mercedes boss Toto Wolff and his F1 Academy director wife Susie.
On Tuesday, the ruling FIA confirmed it was launching an investigation into “the allegation that information of a confidential nature was passed to an F1 team principal by a member of the FOM”. [Formula One Management] staff.”
Mercedes and Susie Wolff, who reports directly to F1 CEO Stefano Domenicali, have rejected the conflict of interest allegation in separate matters. declarations to them that evening.
The investigation was sparked by a report in F1 Business magazine, which claimed that at least one team boss raised concerns with the FIA after Toto Wolff made a statement at a meeting with information that did not could only have come from a high-ranking F1 employee.
On Wednesday, Mercedes' nine rival teams all distanced themselves from the allegations.
Horner, known for having a frosty rivalry with Toto Wolff, told Sky Sports he had made no complaints.
“We have a big rivalry on the track [with Mercedes] but we have not made any official complaints regarding Susie, Toto or Mercedes to the FIA,” Horner said.
“In fact, Red Bull is the team that has been most involved in the F1 Academy since its creation, to the point that between the two Red Bull-owned teams we will enter three cars in 2024. So we have been I works closely with Susie, who does great work on the F1 Academy.
“So I think we, like others, were quite surprised by the statement issued last night, but it was certainly not instigated, demanded or triggered by Red Bull. We have not made any official complaint or made any request for the FIA or the FOM.
“As far as the other teams are concerned, I can't speak for the others. It's an FIA matter, they took this step, but like I said, it certainly has nothing to do with it. with Red Bull.”
Ferrari, McLaren, Alpine, Alfa Romeo, Aston Martin, Williams and Haas, as well as Red Bull for themselves and on behalf of AlphaTauri, released the following statement on Wednesday evening.
“We can confirm that we have not made any complaints to the FIA regarding the allegation of information of a confidential nature exchanged between an F1 team principal and a member of FOM staff. We are pleased and proud to support the F1 Academy and its Managing Director through our commitment to sponsor a participant in our liveries from next season.”
Details of the FIA compliance investigation have not been confirmed at this stage.
