MERCEDES boss Toto Wolff and his Red Bull rival Christian Horner agreed that it’s time to move on from last season’s controversial finale.
The Silver Arrows have been smarting from Lewis Hamilton losing the title to Max Verstappen on a dramatic final day in Abu Dhabi.
Christian Horner (second left) and Toto Wolff (second right) agreed to put the 2021 finale behind them
Lewis Hamilton drives the new Mercedes around Barcelona in testing on Wednesday
The fallout even led to race director Michael Masi being fired and a change in regulations regarding team communications.
But the cars hit the track in Barcelona on Wednesday for testing ahead of the 2022 season.
And Wolff and Horner both think it’s time to look ahead to the new season rather than revisit the past.
Red Bull chief Horner said: “Maybe we have different opinions, but that’s behind us now.
“We saw a great battle last year from the first race to the last. That has been hugely important for the rise in popularity of Formula 1.”
And his rival Wolff agreed: “I agree with Christian that we need to move on.
“There has been so much talk about Abu Dhabi that it came to a point that it is really damaging for all of us stakeholders of Formula 1 and we have closed the chapter and moved on.
“Now it is about 2022. The game is on again, all points are back to zero and there are new opportunities and new risks.”
The teams have a three-day test in Spain this week and three more days in Bahrain from March 10-12.
The season begins on March 18 in Bahrain with 23 races currently on the 2022 calendar.
