Toto Wolff has conceded it feels odd not to have his bitter long-time Formula 1 rival Christian Horner to spar against after the latter's Red Bull exit.
Horner was removed from his position as Red Bull boss after July's British Grand Prix , ending a successful two-decade reign that made him one of F1's biggest and divisive players.
On his way to the top, Horner often sparred with his frontrunning peers, building up an acrimonious rivalry with Mercedes chief Wolff at the height of a fraught 2021 title battle between their drivers Max Verstappen and Lewis Hamilton , which often spilled over off the track as well as on it.
Considering McLaren then replaced Mercedes as Red Bull's biggest competitor, Horner developed a fierce rivalry and mutual dislike with his papaya counterpart Za