Toto Wolff has denied that his “teasing” of a move for Max Verstappen for the F1 2026 season contributed to Red Bull’s decision to sack Christian Horner. And he was quipped that he will be “really in the s**t” if Horner’s next move sees him join F1’s governing body, the FIA.

Toto Wolff was bluntly asked if he was trying to sign Max Verstappen to force the sacking of Christian Horner by Red Bull. Earlier this month, Red Bull made a major change to its management structure by firing long-running team principal Horner, with Laurent Mekies being promoted from Racing Bulls to take his place.

Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff will be in "in the s**t" if Christian Horner returned to the sport with the FIA.