Horner takes a swipe at Wolff: 'Better mind his own business'

It was big news last week: Red Bull Racing have recruited a key engine engineer from Mercedes, who will help the team with the engine project they are taking over from Honda. Toto Wolff couldn't resist making a comment about it between practice sessions, but he could expect an immediate response from Christian Horner.

Wolff stated that the fact that Red Bull is building their own engine factory could well indicate that big engine brands like Porsche or Volkswagen are going to make a return to the sport. Horner was then asked whether Red Bull will build their own engines in the long term, or whether they will need help from major manufacturers.

Future Red Bull powerplant

"Toto always thinks he knows what's going on with others. Maybe he should mind his own business," Horner sneered. "We're building a fantastic facility, and have attracted some great talent. It's all happening on campus, and the project is fully integrated with chassis development."

He continued: "Outside of Ferrari, we are the only team that has that. The name of the engine is another matter. At the moment there are no talks going on about that and the focus is on the Red Bull engine. But in the future it could be anything," Horner said.