Toto Wolff has warned the FIA that his wife, Susie, won't back down after starting legal proceedings against F1's governing body.
The FIA launched an investigation into the Wolffs last year after an allegation was made that Toto was benefiting from information shared by his wife.
The inquiry was dropped within 48 hours with F1 team principals jumping to the defence of the Wolffs with all nine remaining teams releasing statements that they had lodged a complaint to the governing body.
Susie confirmed this week that she had filed a criminal complaint on March 4 and Toto insists that his wife is prepared to 'go all the way' in her battle with the FIA.
Susie Wolff has filed a criminal complaint against the FIA
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“Susie is a strong woman and she doesn’t take anything from anyone, and has always followed through on her convictions and values, and that is the case here,” Wolff told Sky Sports.
“She is very unemotional about it, and pragmatic, and she feels wrong was done and the court needs to hear that.
"Nothing is going to bring her off that path, that is how her character is.
“Susie started that process many months ago and done it very diligently, as far as I am concerned, and she will go all the way.
“It matters for her most to find out what happened and people take accountability and responsibility and things are not brushed under the carpet – and we, as a sport, need to do that in all areas whether that is Susie’s case or some cases with the other teams.”
Susie's legal action against the FIA follows the ongoing controversy surrounding Christian Horner at Red Bull.
The 50-year-old was cleared of any wrongdoing by Red Bull's Austrian parent company after an investigation was launched following allegations made by a female employee.
The woman who made the accusations has since been suspended by Red Bull and is reportedly appealing the result of the investigation.
Susie Wolff is the managing director of the all-female F1 Academy series
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Lewis Hamilton appeared to refer to the Horner saga on Thursday when he said: "We're living in the time where the message is 'If you file a complaint, you'll be fired.' That is a terrible narrative to project to the world."
Wolff feels the sport has a responsibility to improve how it has handled its recent controversies and wants to see lessons be learned.
He added: “It is the fact that all year now we have been talking about cases in transparency, and various other factors that are just not great and this is what Lewis referred to.
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“We should talk about the greatest of the sport, and not the other stuff but it needs to be pointed to.
“I don’t think there is such a thing as a watershed moment, but at a certain stage we shouldn’t be just getting those hits and accepting them in all areas to make this sport as transparent as it should be, considering its importance in the world.
“This sport has a massive platform. We are doing so well and we sometimes need to take it out of the jurisdiction of our sport and into the real world and see what it does.”
