Toto Wolff Offers Update on Lewis Hamilton’s Mindset After ‘Personal’ Attacks by Red Bull F1

Published 07/22/2021, 7:52 AM EDT

Lewis Hamilton dominated headlines after his win at the British Grand Prix last weekend, but not for the right reasons. His opening lap crash with Max Verstappen unleashed a war of words between the two teams, with Red Bull taking jab after jab at the British driver.

And while Hamilton is known to be a person who doesn’t let negative comments get to him, such a situation is bound to affect anyone.

Fortunately, though, Lewis is “pretty relaxed” about all of it, according to Mercedes team boss, Toto Wolff.

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What did Toto Wolff say?

The Raging Bulls were left with a bitter taste in their mouth, as not only they lost on points, but Verstappen had a massive crash in the opening laps. Hence, Horner was vocal about Hamilton calling the move on Max a “desperate move” and labeled him as a dirty driver.

Speaking to Autosport, “I think he’s pretty relaxed about it, honestly. It is a very polarising story, and some of the comments that were made were very personal and probably inflamed the situation more. But overall, he’s good.”

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What did Horner say about the Mercedes driver?

It is no surprise that the Red Bull boss was furious with the Knight. Horner questioned his years of experience behind the wheel and said that a driver with such vast experience would never pull off such a dangerous move.

He said, “I think it was a desperate move. He failed to make the move in the first part of the lap, which he was obviously geared to do, and then it was just a desperate move sticking a wheel up the inside which you just don’t do.

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“Copse is one of the fastest corners in the world. You don’t stick a wheel up the inside. That’s just dirty driving. It was completely out of order to stick a wheel up the inside there.” Horner concluded.

The next time the two face-off will be at the Hungarian Grand Prix. While Horner & Co would be looking to bounce back, the Brackley-based team would aim for another win under their belt this season.

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Arpit Gomes is an F1 author at EssentiallySports. Currently pursuing his Journalism degree from Xavier’s Institute, he is a big fan of McLaren and their driver Lando Norris and Daniel Ricciardo. Arpit always looks forward to the paddock moving to Spa and drivers dealing with the exciting Eau Rouge corner as well the straight at Monza.

Toto Wolff Offers Update on Lewis Hamilton’s Mindset After ‘Personal’ Attacks by Red Bull F1

What did Toto Wolff say?

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What did Horner say about the Mercedes driver?