The most dramatic Formula 1 title fight in recent memory, further intensified, albeit off-track, during the inaugural Qatar Grand Prix weekend when Christian Horner and Toto Wolff traded barbs. Around the same same time, the FIA denied Mercedes' right to appeal last week's non-penalty on championship leader Max Verstappen. Wolff, the head of Mercedes, and Red Bull principal Horner sat side-by-side during a tense 30-minute media briefing that displayed the full animosity between the two teams. “It's the world championship of the highest category in motor racing,” Wolff said, “and what started as Olympic boxing went to pro boxing and is now MMA. Elbows are allowed now because the rules...
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