Criticism of Horner after controversial statement: 'Very unprofessional'

What was the situation again? Horner had revealed in the British media that someone from the Lewis Hamilton camp had contacted Red Bull to discuss the possibility of a switch. Lewis Hamilton firmly refuted this, as did Toto Wolff. They charged Horner with spreading disinformation. However, Horner stuck to his position and was also backed up by Helmut Marko.

Albers, does think something of this whole soap opera. "You know whether it happened or not, that is actually secretly not relevant at all," he tells his story in De Telegraaf's Formula 1 podcast. "What is relevant is the professionalism you have to exude as a team. If you have such a big team under your belt and you are team boss there with such good results, you don't need this at all."

According to the former Formula One driver, it is "just gasping for attention". "I think it's just not done. Long story short: I just find it very unprofessional. You have to make sure you are classy and that this stays within the living rooms. You shouldn't bring things like this out, because now other drivers do watch out, they will think twice if they are with a team like Ferrari or Mercedes or another top team and they start talking to another team."