Horner’s Mercedes tour scuppered by ‘small print’

Christian Horner’s attempts to sneak a peek at Mercedes’ new W13 have been thwarted, and by the smallest of things – the T&Cs.

The Red Bull team boss had social media laughing on Sunday when he made the winning bid at the Autosport Awards for a tour of the Mercedes factory.

Initially bidding £3,000 under the name ‘Chrisrian Horner’, he upped that to £4,000 to be safe.

That was the winning bid, with the Briton joking he would be taking up to “20” of his Red Bull colleagues with him.

Christian…is that you? #F1 pic.twitter.com/yNTVrTbFe6

— PlanetF1 (@Planet_F1) February 7, 2022

Unfortunately for Horner, it does not look as if he will have the opportunity.

And that is all because of the fine print…always read the fine print.

It is being reported terms and conditions for the Mercedes tour state “employees of other Formula 1 teams are not eligible to take this tour”.

But Mercedes may yet make an exception.

“We haven’t discussed it yet,” a Mercedes spokesperson told The Sun.

“To do so, we’d have to waive the terms and conditions under which it was offered – always pays to read the small print!”

Horner’s bid helped raise close to £50,000 for the Grand Prix Trust at the Autosport Awards on Sunday. The Grand Prix Trust is a charity that offers support to the F1 community, including ex-drivers and employees.

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