"This man never holds back" - Fans react to Red Bull boss calling out Nico Rosberg's criticism of F1 drivers

Red Bull team principal Christian Horner recently fired shots at former F1 driver Nico Rosberg, saying that Rosberg was criticizing drivers now since he was out of the sport.

After the 2023 F1 Spanish GP, Rosberg asked Horner about Sergio Perez's poor performance in the race. Horner responded with a humorous jibe at Rosberg, but some believe there was an underlying aggression to his comment.

"Now you're not in the car, you're happy to criticize all these guys," Horner said live on Sky Sports.

After the statement spread on social media, quite a few F1 fans reacted to it. While many of them wrote 'W,' as in a win for Red Bull team principal Christian Horner, a few also spoke about how he takes a bit too many jibes at others on the paddock.

Moreover, F1 Twitterati almost unanimously believe that Nico Rosberg was much better than Sergio Perez when he was driving in F1.

Rosberg, of course, is a former world champion who was also involved in a fierce title battle with Lewis Hamilton in 2016. Perez, on the other hand, has been unable to keep up with current world champion Max Verstappen.

Here are some of the fan reactions to the exchange between Horner and Rosberg:

Despite Horner calling out Rosberg for criticizing Perez, it is safe to say that the Mexican did not have the best race weekend in Barcelona. He was eliminated in Q2 and was only able to finish fourth.

Meanwhile, Verstappen had a grand slam weekend as he took the pole position, led every single lap, and even clocked the fastest lap of the race.

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Red Bull team boss on Sergio Perez's performance in the 2023 F1 Spanish GP

Right after Horner took a shot at Nico Rosberg, he gave his analysis of Sergio Perez's race. Speaking to Sky Sports, he said:

"I think that he [Perez] lost out in the early laps and didn't have a great start. George managed to get away with running off the track and not getting any penalty for that. And I think that was the difference at the end of the day."

Horner added:

"Checo's race was getting stronger and stronger and that last stint in particular, he was really coming back very strong, but just not enough laps to fight for the podium. I think if you look at the points now, there’s a big split between the two of them."

Currently, Sergio Perez is 53 points behind his Red Bull teammate Max Verstappen, who is comfortably leading the drivers' championship.