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Toto Wolff says his team has “a different starting point or different benchmark” if they encounter a situation similar to the Christian Horner case, “because we are Mercedes”.
On Wednesday, Red Bull Racing’s parent company Red Bull GmbH published a statement in which they said their investigation has cleared team boss Christian Horner of any ‘inappropriate behaviour’.
The statement itself did not disclose any details about the original complaint filed by a female employee of the team, or the subsequent investigation.
On Thursday, unverified WhatsApp messages allegedly sent to that female employee have been released online, only furthering the controversy.
Mercedes team boss Toto Wolff already criticised Red Bull’s handling of the situation, and when he was asked if he is confident that Mercedes has the structures in place for a transparent outcome of such an investigation, he said:
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“I can also only talk about us and maybe we have a different starting point or different benchmark because we are Mercedes.
“We are one of the 10 most important brands in the world and compliance, good governance, transparency, D&I is all part of what we do every day. And therefore, sometimes for us, it’s difficult to understand another world.
“And in our organisation, it’s just we keep the finger on the pulse all the time because it is not only the right thing to do, but it’s also where you need to stand in terms of your values as a company today.
“And this is where Mercedes and the Formula 1 team stand,” Wolff concluded.
