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Red Bull boss Christian Horner praises Mercedes' Toto Wolff for mental health openness

Red Bull Formula One boss Christian Horner praised Mercedes rival Toto Wolff for speaking out about the mental health issues that have plagued him for more than a decade despite unprecedented success.

Wolff, an Austrian, told the Sunday Times last week that he had been seeing a psychiatrist since 2004 and had more than 500 hours of therapy.

"I have suffered mentally, I still do. Getting help is a way of overcoming my problems, and it has helped me to access untapped potential," said the man who has steered Mercedes to a record eight successive constructors' titles.