Horner, who led Purple 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 workforce.
Wolff and Mercedes are additionally wanting to buy personal funding agency Otro Capital’s 24% shares in Alpine.
Wolff stated there may be “no connection” with Horner with reference 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 persona 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 great, the unhealthy, and the ugly. And it’s now solely the great and the ugly left. The unhealthy is gone.
“Would I contemplate that he may ever be an ally or somebody that shares targets? I do not suppose so.
“However even after 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 should 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 may have had hung with him over dinner and a had amusing.”
Purple 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 12 months ignored to take over at Aston Martin.
“Over these years it was simply too intense, too fierce, and issues occurred which even at this time I can not comprehend why he has performed them,” Wolff stated.
“I do not know if he’s discovering his method again, and wherein operate. I actually do not want him unhealthy. And we have to give one another credit score. There will not be many workforce principals who’ve performed what he has performed.”
