Horner, who led Red 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 “multiple interested parties” to have mentioned funding with the group.
Wolff and Mercedes are additionally wanting to buy non-public 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 “quite sad” if that was a consideration.
“I am in two minds about it [Horner returning to F1]. The sport is missing personalities. And his personality was clearly very controversial and that is good for the sport,” Wolff stated.
“I said to [Ferrari team principal] Fred Vasseur that it needs the good, the bad, and the ugly. And it is now only the good and the ugly left. The bad is gone.
“Would I take into account that he might ever be an ally or somebody that shares goals? I do not assume so.
“But even when I had the biggest frustration, and anger with him, you need to remind yourself that even your worst enemy has a best friend, so there must 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 fun.”
Red Bull’s Max Verstappen won four consecutive drivers’ titles from 2021 to 2024, ending Mercedes’ dominance with Lewis Hamilton, who was controversially denied five straight titles.
Horner, who has said he has “unfinished enterprise” in F1, was final yr overlooked to take over at Aston Martin.
“Over these years it was simply too intense, too fierce, and issues occurred which even right now I can’t comprehend why he has performed them,” Wolff stated.
“I do not know if he’s discovering his manner again, and by which operate. I definitely do not want him dangerous. And we’d like to give one another credit score. There aren’t many group principals who’ve performed what he has performed.”
