Wolff not amused by Red Bull: 'It was personal'

Toto Wolff is not amused by the statements of Christian Horner, Jos Verstappen and Helmut Marko. In an interview with Motorsport.com Wolff makes it clear that the way they are talking is not acceptable for him.

Wolff unhappy with rival

The British Grand Prix has strained relations between Red Bull Racing and Mercedes. The collision between Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen and the crash of the latter caused many reactions. Now Wolff is speaking out, and he is not amused by the statements of the competitor.

''I think you can understand that from a competitors' point of view, the situation was upsetting. Nevertheless, the language that was used, and making it so personal, was a level that we have not seen in this sport before,'' said the Mercedes team boss.

Emotions with Verstappen

Wolff also discusses the personal statements Jos Verstappen would have made to F1-insider.com. Although Jos says he never made these statements he does get a response from Wolff. ''I understand the bias on the crash itself and the emotions of a father, and I would probably be the same, but I would use different language.''

Although it seems unlikely that the two parties will sit down to talk in the near future, Wolff does want to follow the example of his driver who is said to have contacted Max: ''I think once the emotions are down, we will try to restore our professional relationship for the sake of Formula 1. But beyond that, there were no discussions, and don't need to be,'' the Austrian concluded.