F1 News: Toto Wolff Denies Red Bull Comments On Mick Schumacher - "I Have Never Spoken"

Helmut Marko accused Toto Wolff of "making politics at the FIA" by trying to arrange a meeting with Red Bull CEO Oliver Mintzlaff for Mick Schumacher

Just until recently when Mercedes Team Principal Toto Wolff and the team spoke highly of Mick Schumacher, a controversy erupted where Red Bull advisor Helmut Marko accused Wolff of trying to find Mick Schumacher a race seat at AlphaTauri. 

Marko revealed to German TV channel Sport1 that Wolff tried to arrange a meeting with Red Bull CEO Oliver Mintzlaff to discuss the possibility of a move for Mick Schumacher to Alpha Tauri. 

He said:

"It was mentioned at a meeting.

It's just stupid that Mr. Wolff at the same time openly made politics against us at the FIA ​​​​again. With that, the topic was off the table.

Why should we take Schumacher? He is a Mercedes driver, Mr. Wolff is responsible for him.

If he thinks so highly of him, why not let him drive in his own team or use his influence to get him into a customer team like Williams?"

Wolff has always praised Mick Schumacher who has been a reserve driver for Mercedes after his contract with Haas ended last year. 

On the other hand, he has rubbished Marko's claim and has denied any such communication. In fact, he said that many were too quick to judge Schumacher negatively. He said: 

"I'm not even sure that we can facilitate, because every time we speak highly on (Schumacher), somebody feels like saying something negative.

As a little aside, I never spoke to the Red Bull leadership about giving Mick a place there the way it was said by Helmut.

Wherever I can speak highly and praise Mick, that's what I'm doing. But at the end, it's every team's authority to decide on the drivers."

Wolff has also said that he is eager to get Mick Schumacher back onto the race seat. But how, when, and where is something that only time will tell.