Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff believes Red Bull increased their advantage last weekend at the Belgian Grand Prix, following the introduction of their latest upgrade. The Austrians introduced a new upgrade at the Hungarian Grand Prix a week prior, which appeared to perform significantly better at Spa-Francorchamps. Max Verstappen was imperious once again and won
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Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff has admitted that the Silver Arrows “experienced some bouncing” at the 2023 Belgian Grand Prix last weekend. Lewis Hamilton had to settle for fourth at Spa-Francorchamps whilst George Russell salvaged sixth, following a disappointing qualifying. Hamilton had been in contention for a podium last Sunday but didn’t quite have the
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Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff has admitted that Lewis Hamilton’s new contract simply needs to be “cleaned up” before it can be announced, with some “trivial things” still needing to be sorted. Hamilton will as it stands become a free agent at the end of 2023, with a new deal with Mercedes yet to be
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Toto Wolff, Mercedes’ team principal, has revealed that tensions with Lewis Hamilton were very high following the British driver’s loss to his teammate Nico Rosberg in 2016. Wolff and Hamilton have worked together for over a decade now, with Hamilton switching from McLaren to the Silver Arrows in 2013. This was the start of a
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Franz Tost has conceded he was in favour of replacing Pierre Gasly with Mick Schumacher, before Red Bull intervened and signed Nyck de Vries instead. De Vries has since lost his place at AlphaTauri to Daniel Ricciardo, after a disappointing half-season with Red Bull’s junior outfit. Tost admits that he wanted to sign Mick –
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Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff has revealed that Lewis Hamilton was nearly made sick by him, after asking the seven-time World Champion how he’d feel if the Silver Arrows’ garage played a famous AC/DC track before a race. Wolff supposedly asked Hamilton how he’d feel if Mercedes blared out ‘Thunderstruck’ as the 38-year-old and George
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Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff believes the Silver Arrows are level with “the second Red Bull”, driven by Sergio Perez. Perez’s team-mate Max Verstappen is currently unbeatable, with the Dutchman having won the last eight races. The reigning World Champion has remarkably won 10 of the 12 completed races in 2023, something which has seen
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Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff has admitted that he never wants to “divorce” Lewis Hamilton, with the Austrian being convinced that the drivers wants the same. A new contract for Hamilton is still yet to be announced, with his current deal to expire at the end of the season. Both Wolff and Hamilton have stressed
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More than 18 months after the dramatic conclusion of the 2021 F1 season, Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff has opened up about the controversial title loss to Max Verstappen and Red Bull. The infamous Abu Dhabi Grand Prix finale saw Verstappen snatch the championship from Lewis Hamilton’s grasp on the final lap, a moment that
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Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff has stressed the importance of ramping up communication and coordination with the drivers after a costly miscommunication during Saturday’s Sprint Shootout at the Belgian Grand Prix. The incident occurred when Lewis Hamilton, after setting the fastest time on his first run in SQ3, found himself stuck behind teammate George Russell
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