Mercedes have claimed the true meaning of Toto Wolff’s “spreading sh*t” jibe at Zak Brown and Christian Horner got lost in translation. Wolff was quoted by an Austrian media outlet over the Easter weekend as saying “Brown is just like Christian Horner – they just spread sh*t” in reference to the McLaren CEO’s prediction that Max Verstappen and George Russell will drive for Mercedes in 2022. The Mercedes team principal and co-owner had added that: “I think Zak wanted to give Christian one with it.” Mercedes insist it was all a question of translation and a “misunderstanding”. The i approached Mercedes for a response and were told the meaning of the quote was that...
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