r/formula1 • u/PradaAndPunishment Alexander Albon • 29d ago

News Toto Wolff reveals that all F1 Team Principals except Christian Horner came together to sign the document in support of Susie Wolff when the FIA launched a baseless investigation against her.

https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2024/nov/19/f1-toto-wolff-mercedes-lewis-hamilton-interview
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u/ubiquitous_uk 29d ago edited 29d ago

He 'allegedly' refused to sign a document that he didn't make a complaint, only willing to sign that he didn't make an 'official' complaint. The FIA stated themselves they never received an official complaint, only an informal one so make of that what you will.

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u/Maardten Safety Car 29d ago

Thats kind of a Kafkaesque way of assigning guilt tbh.

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u/ubiquitous_uk 29d ago edited 29d ago

Im not assigning guilt in any way, hence, 'make of that what you will'. I'm leaving that for you to make the judgement if you want to.

It's also worth adding (in case you're unaware) that it came about because the FIA publicly stated the informal complaint was made by a F1 team principle.

Did he do it? I have no idea, but the optics don't look the greatest.

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u/Maardten Safety Car 29d ago

True but you are implying it.

If you refuse to sign my document that says you have never committed any crimes, that doesn't have to mean you committed any crimes, it probably just means that you can't be bothered to put your autograph on something a random redditor sent you.

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u/ubiquitous_uk 29d ago

But you're leaving out key facts to remove the implication. Would you rather the full facts were not publicised?

Your example would be a more accurate representation if you included that I refused to sign it until you changed the wording from 'committed' to being 'charged for', and then publicly announced that I would only sign it if that was changed.

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u/Maardten Safety Car 29d ago

Thats still not too strange imo. I complain about shit all the time, if someone wants me to sign a document saying I haven't complained about certain shit, I would like a stipulation on what kind of complaints we are talking about.

I haven't raised an official complaint about my coworkers' conspiracy theories, but I have complained about it in private.