Revealed: Horner has nearly double the Sky Sports airtime of F1 rival Wolff

A running gag on social media that Sky Sports speak to Red Bull F1 team principal Christian Horner too frequently appears to be true, revealed in new research by Motorsport Broadcasting.
(L to R): Toto Wolff (GER) Mercedes AMG F1 Shareholder and Executive Director and Christian Horner (GBR) Red Bull Racing
(L to R): Toto Wolff (GER) Mercedes AMG F1 Shareholder and Executive…

They analysed Sky’s pre-session content, whether that was practice, qualifying or the race.

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Sky’s build-up ranges from 15 minutes to 90 minutes, depending on what session is taking place on that day.

The research showed that Charles Leclerc featured the most in terms of drivers, edging out Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen.

In terms of team bosses, Horner comes out on top by a comfortable margin, nearly double the amount of rival Toto Wolff.

Guenther Steiner makes the top three, 0.2% ahead of former Ferrari boss Mattia Binotto.

Christian Horner (GBR) Red Bull Racing Team Principal. Formula 1 World Championship, Rd 22, Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, Yas
Christian Horner (GBR) Red Bull Racing Team Principal. Formula 1 World…

Full order:

Christian Horner - 33.7%

Toto Wolff - 18.2%

Guenther Steiner - 7.9%

Mattia Binotto - 7.7%

Andreas Seidl - 6.8%

Otmar Szafnauer - 3.8%

Hannah Schmitz - 2.9%

Zak Brown - 2.8%

Other - 11.7% 

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