Showing his Horns
When Mercedes offered a tour of their F1 factory in a charity auction, they were probably expecting to welcome a harmless anorak, or an obese Kuwaiti princeling.
They certainly didn’t want the winning bid to come from Christian Horner, leader of their hated rivals, Red Bull.
Horner paid £4,000 at the Autosport Awards last Sunday for a “money can’t buy” trip to his foes’ Brackley HQ, and he confirmed he expects the tour to go ahead.
But Mercedes responded with the breezy joy you’d expect from people who spend their days thinking about torque demand – they blocked the visit because it doesn’t comply with their terms and conditions.