Aston Martin F1 representative criticizes Horner "Rush to the media immediately"[F1-Gate.com]

Aston Martin F1 team principal Mike Clack said he was surprised by the political tactics going on behind the scenes in Formula 1 right now, saying he was “quickly going to the media”, implied by Red Bull F1 team principal. criticized Christian Horner of

Mike Clack will return to F1 in 2022 after a 13-year absence. He joined Aston Martin F1 to replace Otmar Szafnauer.

Mike Clack began his motorsport career in 1998 as a test engineer at BMW before moving to Sauber in 2001 as a data analyst. There he became Felipe Massa’s race engineer and was eventually promoted to chief engineer. He left the team in 2009 to join F3 and then the DTM.

In the years that followed, he oversaw BMW Motorsport’s Formula E, IMSA and GT programs, attracting the interest of Aston Martin F1 owner Lawrence Stroll. In 2022, after Otmar Szafnauer moved to the Alpine F1 team, he joined the British racing team as team boss.

But back in F1, Mike Clack says he was surprised by the behind-the-scenes political game.

“I’m amazed at how often in F1 every detail is covered and the media is used to play politics,” Mike Clack told Sport1.

As an example of its location, Mike cited the agreement to raise the budget cap due to inflation. A unanimous agreement was reached, but in the end it turned out that not everyone was completely satisfied.

“One team boss rushed to the media shortly after and lamented that the increase was not enough.”

It seems to refer to Red Bull Racing’s Christian Horner. He argued that the increase was not enough for the top teams and too much for the smaller teams, so a compromise had to be found.

Mercedes F1 team principal Toto Wolff didn’t seem averse to wielding his political clout in 2022 either. He claimed that porpassing posed a health risk and successfully forced the FIA to change rules to combat the problem.

Mike Clack says he doesn’t want to get caught up in such political politics.

“I prefer to talk about the sport. Fans are interested in lap times, not budgets or overly flexible chassis,” said Mike Clack.

“I may not be good enough as a politician. One thing is for sure, we must not overestimate all this and we must always remain calm.”