Mercedes boss Toto Wolff has called on F1 and the FIA to “set the compass right” amid the꧑ controversy surrounding Christian Horner.

Despite being cleared ღof any wron💃gdoing by Red Bull following an investigation into allegations of inappropriate behaviour, the saga surrounding Horner has only heightened.

On Thursday, a numbꦕer of journalists and senior F1 offici🎉als were sent alleged evidence from the investigation via an anonymous email account, with it leaking alleged text messages and images involving Horner and the complainant.

Horner has refused to comment on the alleged evidence, protesting his innocence, while focusing on the on-track action as Red Bull stormed to a 1-2𝐆 finish in Bahrain.

The controversy hasn’t calmed down, particularly as Jos Verstappen - the father of Red Bull’s star driver, Max Verstappen - 168澳洲5最新开奖结果𓃲:has claimed the te🎃am risks being “torn apart” amid the saga.

Speaking after the race in Bahrain, Wolff refused to g🌼et too drawn in on the topic, as he didn’t 🎃want to come across as making it an “intra-team” battle between Mercedes and Red Bull.

“As a team, if we go beyond what we have said, iꦜt looks like it i🔯s battle between competitors in F1 and I don’t want to reduce that topic to this level,” Wolff said.

“It is a much wider issue that 🐻deserves more space and I don’t want to harm the topic by making it an intra-team battle because it is not, it is the FIA or the legaꦦls who have to look at that. It is outside of the teams’ control.”

However, Wolff has called on senior F1 and FIA officials to handle the situation appropriately as it’s a “much bigger topic” that affects th𝕴e whole spo✅rt, not just Red Bull.

“The moment I start to continue to question how t♌his has been handled, I am probably not doing any good to the whole issue because then it could be seen as just about a power fight within F1,” he added.

“That’s why I think. It is not in the teams’ hands, it is a so much bigger topic. I don’t want to diminish𓃲 the situation by making it seem like the Mercedes or McLaren guy talks about the Red Bull guy.

“Let’s see how it goes in then next days and🐓 I would very much hop🍬e the governing body, the commercial rights holder sets the compass right.”