A cheeky joke from Red Bull team principal Christian Horner appeared to leave Mercedes boss Toto Wolff distinctly unamused ahead of the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.
In a news conference on Friday, Wolff confirmed Racing Point Force India's Esteban Ocon will be Mercedes' reserve and test driver next year after failing to land a race seat.
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Ocon was angrily confronted by Red Bull's Max Verstappen following the Brazilian Grand Prix a fortnight ago, after the duo collided when the Dutchman was trying to lap his rival.
Horner could not resist a laugh at Ocon's expense as he made reference to that incident in Abu Dhabi.
Yet as Horner chuckled away, a stony-faced Wolff looked anything but impressed.
Christian Horner just couldn't resist... #AbuDhabiGP pic.twitter.com/e4ssin2tSj
— Formula 1 (@F1) November 23, 2018
