Pink Bull boss Christian Horner has continued his disagreement with Toto Wolff, criticising the best way his Mercedes counterpart has criticised his personal staff’s latest performances.

Mercedes has scored simply six factors over the previous two races, Monaco and Azerbaijan, its worst efficiency over two consecutive races because the finish of 2012.

After seeing Lewis Hamilton squander a golden alternative to win in Baku, the place the staff left with out a single level, Wolff stated his staff wanted to carry out higher in upcoming races.

Talking after Baku on Sunday, Wolff stated: “We simply have to be one of the best, one of the best of us, and one of the best that now we have.

“And we’ve not given the drivers a aggressive bundle this weekend. It has been removed from a aggressive bundle.

“That’s the frustration. It’s not solely the incident on the finish, that frustrates. It is total not assembly our personal expectations. All of us collectively: Lewis, the engineers, myself, everyone within the staff.”

Mercedes is behind Pink Bull in each championships however their combat has prolonged past the observe in latest weeks.

In the course of the Azerbaijan GP weekend, Wolff and Horner had each spoken publicly in regards to the different throughout an issue round Pink Bull’s “flexi” wing. There have been ideas Mercedes would protest the wing after the race, though that didn’t materialise.

At one level, Wolff called Horner a “wind bag”.

When Wolff’s feedback from Sunday night, relating to Mercedes’ efficiency, have been put to Horner, he jumped on the likelihood to proceed their disagreement.

“I imply, lots has been made about Toto’s feedback this weekend,” Horner stated.

“He is by no means afraid to roast his staff so publicly, which I disagree with. However that is his prerogative.”