Spotlight: Wolff claimed Red Bull power unit would be “completely s***” – Horner | Briefs

Former Red Bull team principal Christian Horner has taken another swipe at his ex-rival Toto Wolff. Horner founded Red Bull’s power unit programme after its former supplier Honda announced its withdrawal as a manufacturer at the end of 2021 (it returned this year with Aston Martin). Mercedes consistently refused to supply engines to Red Bull. Horner claimed McLaren CEO Zak Brown, whose team won the last two constructors’ titles, is unable to apply pressure to Wolff. “Toto’s got it quite easy at the moment,” he said. “Zak Brown is compromised because he’s using Toto’s engine so he can’t ruffle feathers.