Since Christian Horner was replaced at Red Bull by Laurent Mekies, the current batch of Formula 1 team principals and leaders have generally been a mild-mannered sort. Indeed, in Zandvoort, Mercedes CEO Toto Wolff made the claim that Formula 1 is missing "an asshole" to play to the crowd.
While inflated by Netflix's Drive to Survive, Wolff maintained a rivalry with Horner and would often resort to gamesmanship via the media to stir up trouble. While Mercedes took a step back in competitiveness, Horner also assumed that role with McLaren's Zak Brown in more recent times.
