Horner, who led Crimson Bull to eight drivers’ titles and 6 constructors’ championships, and Wolff endured a rivalry for a lot of the previous decade.
In January Alpine stated Horner was amongst “a number of events” to have mentioned funding with the group.
Wolff and Mercedes are additionally wanting to buy personal funding agency Otro Capital’s 24% shares in Alpine.
Wolff stated there’s “no connection” with Horner with regard that funding and it will be “fairly unhappy” if that was a consideration.
“I’m in two minds about it [Horner returning to F1]. The game is lacking personalities. And his character was clearly very controversial and that’s good for the game,” Wolff stated.
“I stated to [Ferrari team principal] Fred Vasseur that it wants the nice, the unhealthy, and the ugly. And it’s now solely the nice and the ugly left. The unhealthy is gone.
“Would I take into account that he might ever be an ally or somebody that shares goals? I do not assume so.
“However even once I had the largest frustration, and anger with him, it’s essential to remind your self that even your worst enemy has a greatest buddy, so there have to be some goodness.
“If there wasn’t that aggressive rivalry over so a few years, and if there was extra water down the river, I’m positive I might have had hung with him over dinner and a had amusing.”
Crimson Bull’s Max Verstappen gained 4 consecutive drivers’ titles from 2021 to 2024, ending Mercedes’ dominance with Lewis Hamilton, who was controversially denied 5 straight titles.
Horner, who has stated he has “unfinished enterprise” in F1, was final yr neglected to take over at Aston Martin.
“Over these years it was simply too intense, too fierce, and issues occurred which even at the moment I can’t comprehend why he has completed them,” Wolff stated.
“I do not know if he’s discovering his means again, and by which perform. I actually do not want him unhealthy. And we have to give one another credit score. There aren’t many group principals who’ve completed what he has completed.”
