Toto Wolff refutes claims from McLaren, defending Red Bull’s tactical move in Singapore as within the bounds of sport.
Toto Wolff disagrees with his McLaren F1 colleagues who claim that Red Bull pushed the boundaries of sporting ethics in Singapore.
As a supposed farewell gift to Daniel Ricciardo, Red Bull Racing’s sister team, RB F1, asked the Australian to stop late in the race to take the fastest lap.
The 35-year-old driver was not eligible for the bonus point as he was not in the top 10, but this feat denied Max Verstappen’s championship rival, Lando Norris, the bonus point.
“It’s disappointing from a sporting perspective,” said Zak Brown, CEO of McLaren, regarding the alleged on-track collusion between the two Red Bull-owned teams.
“There shouldn’t be A and B teams or sporting collusion on the track. And that’s exactly what happened. Hopefully, this point won’t make the difference in the end.”
However, when questioned about the accusations from Brown and McLaren boss Andrea Stella, who alleged a lack of sportsmanship, the head of Mercedes F1 disagreed.
“I think you probably need to use every strategy available,” Wolff replied, usually a staunch ally of McLaren and a fierce critic of Red Bull.
“I don’t think it was unsporting. Not at all.”
“Championships can come down to a point, and what they (Red Bull) did was within the rules, the drivers weren’t unfair to each other on the track – Ricciardo simply did the fastest lap.”
“No problem.”
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