With Max Ver✃stappen and Lewis Hamilton duelling it out on track for the 2021 Formula 1 drivers' championship, teಞam bosses Toto Wolff and Christian Horner had their fair share of battles off it through the media. 

Despite both Wolff and Horner claiming they wanted to move on from the events in Abu Dhabi at the first 2022 pre-season test in Barcelona, both men have hit the headlines once again in recent weeks.&n﷽bsp;

With the release of Sky Sports' documentary, Duel: Hamilton vs Verstappen, Wolff made some bold claims.

The Mercedes boss explained his view that a 'bromance' had emerged between former FIA race director Michael Masi and Red ཧBull's Jonathan Wheatley. 

“Jonathan Wheatley has done 💯his job,” Wolff said. “He’s turnꦛed Michael Masi the race director, not only in Abu Dhabi but before, and probably Max owes him a lot.”

Wolff also said that he has no plans to talk to Masi again after his handling of the season finale🌃 at the Yas Marina Ci💫rcuit.

“I haven’t spoken to him and I don’t ꧂want to speak to him ever aga♔in,” Wolff added.

Horner has alಞso been very outspoken, a𒁏ccusing Mercedes of 'bullying' Masi out of his job.

In an interview with the BBC, “Was it right to fire him based on pressure that was placed o🅺n him from a rival team? That for me was wrong,” Horner explained. “That's tantamount to bullying. It's passively aggressive.

“We were on the receiving end of many of Michael's errors. But he is in a high-pressure role in a high-𝓡pressure sport. But what it is unforgivable is the trolling, the abuse online, the death threats that he and his family had. That absolutely cannot be condoned in any way.”

Hamilton and Verstappen have moved on from what happened in Abu Dhabi, so is it time for their respective ꦏteam bosses to do the same? 

Check out our latest video 💎as we assess the Wolff-Horner 🔯rivalry going into F1 2022.