For the first time ever, F1 and the FIA agreed that certain radio communications beꩲtween the teams and race control would be broadcast during the 2021 season. 

Both Wolff and Red Bull counterpart H🌟orner were heard directly pleading and lobbying with FIA race director Michael Masi on several occasions throughout a campaign that was doggedꦫ by a number of controversial calls. 

In the wake of the c💮ontentious Abu Dhabi season finale, F1’s managing director Ross Brawn said he was keen to🐭 put an end to direct radio communications between team bosses and race control. 

“I agree with Rosꦬs,” Wolff replied when asked if he shares the same viewpoint as Brawn. 

“But I ꦏequally blam⭕e Ross and myself because we have been part of the decision making to broadcast more of the channels for the purpose of transparency and entertainment for the fans.

“There i♑s so much going on on th🎃e intercom that giving fans a little bit of an overview of all the little dramas that happen, like is the car breaking down, are we having some kind of strategy discussions, was meant well. But I think we overshot.

“I need to take myself by the nose, and Christian. We were give📖n the opportunity to talk to the race director directly, and because we fight so fiercely for the i🎀nterests of our teams all of us overstepped.

“This cerღtainly was part of the failures this year that under pressure from the team principals also the race director’s life wasn’t made easier, certainly.”

Wolff believes ꦬsuch communications should be limited to team sporting directors only in the future. 

“We need to come back,” Wolff added. “I think that the team principal shouldn’t speak directly to the race director. It s♔hould be the sporti🔜ng directors.

“I would even go one step further. I don’t♌ think that the sporting director should be lobbying the race director or exercising pressure. 

“I think they should be pointing to situations that the race director or his colleagues might have not spotted, but not lobby. Not press🦄urise.”