Guenther Steiner reveals the true ‘personality’ of Christian Horner and Toto Wolff behind closed doors

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Guenther Steiner spent over seven years in the Formula 1 paddock as the boss of a Formula 1 team with Haas.

Although the term didn’t quite go the way that he would have hoped, he left the sport as one of its most popular figures.

Fans loved him in Netflix’s Drive to Survive, most notably for his brutal to-the-point attitude and approach to racing.

He has remained in more of a broadcaster role, offering insight to various outlets ever since, and telling some of his funniest stories.

Toto Wolff and Christian Horner ‘align’ with their cultures well

There was once a time when Steiner was a Red Bull employee, long before he became the team principal of an all-new Formula 1 outfit.

He worked with them until 2008, and would’ve been there while Christian Horner was in charge – a rival of his in more recent times.

In his new book – Unfiltered, he takes fans on a journey through his career and draws upon the personalities of both Horner and Mercedes rival Toto Wolff.

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“I like taking the p**s out of Toto and Christian from time to time (or most of the time), but these guys are at the very top of one of the biggest sports on the planet and their differences in character and personality (not to mention height!),” he said.

“Which seem to align exactly with the culture of the teams they represent, make for an almost perfect rivalry and one that I hope will continue making me die laughing for years to come.”

Why things have cooled down between Horner and Wolff

Tensions intensified to their highest point during the infamous 2021 championship battle between Red Bull and Mercedes.

The Abu Dhabi finale went down as one of the most incredible events in the sport’s history, as Lewis Hamilton was beaten in a last-lap battle with Max Verstappen.

Throughout the fight, both bosses backed their drivers, and it was pretty clear to the public that they didn’t exactly love each other.

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Since the Silver Arrows fell down the pack a little, tensions have eased and the two even enjoy a laugh with each other from time to time.

But politics are always in the air, as they were when rumours of a Max Verstappen move between the outfits aroused their attention earlier this season – partiality reigniting their rivalry.