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Wolff says he gets on “very well” with Max and Jos Verstappen as he opens up about rivalry from 2021 F1 season

Lucrezia Costa4 months ago4 months ago012 mins

Mercedes’s Team Principal Toto Wolff opened up on his relationship with the three-time World Champion Max Verstappen following the hotly contested 2021 F1 eason. The 27-year-old won his first ever Formula 1 title at the final, controversial Abu Dhabi round which saw the race end in a final, one lap shootout between himself, second on…

Wolff reveals “difficult time” with Hamilton after Rosberg won F1 title

Ahmet-Kaan Cirakman4 months ago4 months ago05 mins

Mercedes team boss Toto Wolff has revealed he went through a difficult time with Lewis Hamilton after Nico Rosberg won the F1 title in 2016. They didn‘t talk to each other “for weeks“ after the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. The hybrid era was dominated by Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg, led by Mercedes F1 team…

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Toto Wolff reveals Carlos Sainz Sr. tipped him off about Lewis Hamilton’s move to Ferrari F1

Ghazlan Atqiya Firmansyah4 months ago4 months ago08 mins

Toto Wolff, the team principal of Mercedes knew of the “shelf life” of the 39-year-old Lewis Hamilton and knew that there would be a time when the team needed to let him go. The Austrian received an early tip from Carlos Sainz Sr. about this move to Ferrari before it became official. “I sent a…

Wolff: Verstappen’s interpretation of F1 driving guidelines “will change” how drivers race in future

Ahmet-Kaan Cirakman4 months ago4 months ago05 mins

Mercedes team boss Toto Wolff says that Max Verstappen’s interpretation of Formula 1’s driving guidelines will change the way on how every other driver will race in the future. Max Verstappen has been focus again for his driving. The FIA is set to close a grey area, the Red Bull driver has been exploiting in…

Wolff says Mercedes are “back to underdog status” but there is no fundamental issue on the upgrade despite F1 US GP struggles

David Coath5 months ago5 months ago012 mins

Lewis Hamilton expressed concern in Austin that Mercedes’ latest upgrade brought with it aero problems that could be to blame for the seven-time F1 Drivers’ Champion lap three DNF at Austin. Nevertheless, team principal Toto Wolff says that the team will continue with the upgrade as he feels doesn’t have “a fundamental issue” with their…

Wolff: Red Bull’s front bib F1 device “outrageous”

David Coath5 months ago5 months ago07 mins

McLaren’s Zak Brown was vocal about Red Bull Racing’s in cockpit ride-height adjuster front bib F1 device and said that other team principals also had concerns. Mercedes’ team boss Toto Wolff has shown that to be the case as he labelled the situation “outrageous” post-race in Austin this past Sunday. Earlier in the weekend, Red…

Wolff implies “bias” may be at play as he criticises the stewards for “inconsistent” decisions at the F1 US GP

Magdalena Put5 months ago5 months ago06 mins

Andrea Stella was not the only team principal left frustrated with the stewards after the latest round of racing in Austin, as Mercedes boss Toto Wolff criticised the decision-makers for their “inconsistent” rulings. Both Mercedes drivers endured a challenging weekend. Lewis Hamilton shockingly failed to make it out of Q1 on Saturday; then, his race…

Haas and Mercedes looking to end the season on a high with US GP updates

Ewout Albrecht5 months ago5 months ago07 mins

After what can be considered an autumn break during the 2024 season there are lots of teams bringing updates to Austin for the final batch of races. Perhaps not the easiest weekend, as the United States Grand Prix is a Sprint weekend, but given that it is the start of a triple header it might…

Ferrari F1 and Hamilton “are going to find a way of working with each other” next year and beyond — Wolff

Olivia Pursehouse5 months ago5 months ago05 mins

Since the February announcement that Lewis Hamilton had signed with Ferrari for the 2025 season onwards, there has been questions that the Brit may not be able to adapt to the Ferrari culture as well as someone like Charles Leclerc. After spending the last 12 years with British-based team Mercedes, and 6 years prior to…

Mercedes “cannot write it off” to get a head start on the F1 2026 regulations — Toto Wolff won’t be sacrificing 2025 season

Senjuti Jash5 months ago5 months ago011 mins

The 2024 season has been a chronicle of ups and downs for Mercedes as they continue to grapple with the concept of F1’s current generation of ground effect cars. Despite a shaky start to their campaign, the Brackley-based team seemed to turn things around before the summer break when they managed to clinch three victories…