"Tomorrow?" Rümeysa, with her phone to her ear, repeated the word when she heard it from the other end, pausing for a moment before she added, "Isn't that very inconsiderate to set a date for the meeting before hearing the other side's availability?"
Christian Horner had directly reached out to her instead of leaving it to Mateschitz's secretary because he needed to get a feel for the people on the other side of the phone, and if an opportunity presented itself, create a negative image indirectly to kill the chances of the two sides coming to an agreement and hopefully guarantee that they end up going blow-for-blow.
"Dietrich is not exactly fond of the little stunt your side pulled and would like to at least hear your excuse before he makes his decision," Horner said from the other end of the phone, his tone carrying a slight hint of belittlement, the same as his wording.
