However, Christian Horner, the team principal of Red Bull, chastised Wolff, questioning why the Dutch driver would defect to the faltering Mercedes squad.
“So many factors play a role for a driver joining,” stated Wolff.
“Clearly, from the most rational point of view, that’s the quickest car in the hands of the quickest driver,” he stated.
“But I don’t think this is the only reason you stay where you are.”
Horner has consistently refuted the accusations. An internal Red Bull investigation in February cleared the 50-year-old, but she has since appealed, and the company has launched a second internal investigation.
