Christian Horner dismisses the criticism that he is someone who is looking for a lot of publicity. He thinks otherwise and that there are many differences between team principals. He also discusses his role as team boss and tries to protect people within the team and to take the pressure off where necessary.

Especially with the character development brought about by the Netflix series Drive to Survive, criticism sometimes flares up that he is much in search of publicity and attention.

In an exclusive interview with The Telegraph the Brit speaks, among other things, of a moment when Toto Wolff gave him a snarl, saying,"It’s easy to be punchy when you’re on top of the timesheets. You should be a little more modest, I think."

Protecting the team

Where a figure such as Binotto is content with remaining an inscrutable presence on the pit wall, Horner is invariably front and centre pressing his team’s case. “Part of my job is to protect the team, protect the drivers,” he explains. “Sometimes that means I’ll position things in such a way to relieve that pressure from them. That’s what I see my role as being.”