Mercedes Formula 1 boss Toto Wolff sees the upcoming ban on qualifying modes as a challenge – and he believes that it will potentially give the team more performance in races. The FIA wrote to the teams last week informing them of a plan to allow only one mode for […]
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Mercedes Formula 1 boss Toto Wolff says that teams should open up internal radio communications in order to entertain the public. An outwardly uneventful race in Belgium, along with Lewis Hamilton’s continued dominance of the 2020 season have led to some disappointment among fans, with Mercedes looking odds-on to win […]
Toto Wolff says suggestions Mercedes may have played a role in Racing Point’s bid to copy its 2019 title-winning Formula 1 car are “total nonsense”. Racing Point was hit with a 15-point constructors’ championship penalty and fined €400,000 after it was deemed to have copied Mercedes’ 2019 brake duct design. […]
Hamilton’s team-mate Bottas this month signed a new contract to stay with Mercedes into 2021 having enjoyed four strong seasons with F1’s pace-setters. The Finn has no regrets about putting pen to paper on fresh terms despite the uncertainty over Wolff’s future and he’s backed his boss to do what […]
Mercedes boss Toto Wolff has admitted that his team’s increasing dominance in Formula 1 is not winning it any friends – and has left it under attack “on every front”. The German manufacturer has won all three of the opening races and locked out the front row of the grid […]
Toto Wolff is yet to take any decision on what his future role with Mercedes’ Formula 1 team will look like, but discussions with the German manufacturer have been “positive”. Wolff has served as Mercedes’ F1 team principal and head of motorsport since 2013, leading its charge to six consecutive […]
Mercedes boss Toto Wolff says he’s not involved in Sebastian Vettel’s potential Formula 1 move to the rebranded Aston Martin team, despite being a shareholder in the British manufacturer. Wolff is a close friend of Racing Point and Aston Martin owner Lawrence Stroll, as well as being the supplier of […]
Toto Wolff says Mercedes’ decision to pit Valtteri Bottas late on in Formula 1’s Hungarian Grand Prix was the only way he could have snatched second place from Max Verstappen. After dropping to sixth on the opening lap following a near-jump start, Bottas managed to fight his way back up […]
© LAT Images Wolff doubts issue if teams miss Concorde deadline Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff doubts there will be an issue if anyone fails to meet Formula 1’s early deadline to agree terms for the new Concorde Agreement. F1 has been engaged with teams for some time over the […]
Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff doubts there will be an issue if anyone fails to meet Formula 1’s early deadline to agree terms for the new Concorde Agreement. F1 has been engaged with teams for some time over the new commercial agreement that will replace the Concorde Agreement for 2021, […]
Venturi Racing team principal Susie Wolff says the squad’s performance in the four Berlin Formula E races after the coronavirus break has been “hugely disappointing” and “alarming”. Prior to the five-month, 158-day mid-season hiatus, drivers Felipe Massa and Edoardo Mortara had combined to score a points finish for the team […]
Mercedes Formula 1 boss Toto Wolff believes his drivers Lewis Hamilton and Valtteri Bottas are now in a title fight against Red Bull and Max Verstappen. Following his spectacular victory in the 70th Anniversary Grand Prix Verstappen has moved up to second in the F1 drivers’ standings on 77 points, […]
Toto Wolff says he is acting as a “mediator” to try and resolve the Racing Point brake ducts controversy without the case going to the FIA’s International Court of Appeal. The FIA stewards ruled on Friday that Racing Point had breached the Formula 1 regulations in the design process of […]
Mercedes Formula 1 team boss Toto Wolff says it’s not the team’s fault that it is dominant, stating that the 2020 season will not be “a walk in the park”. The Brackley squad has taken a hat-trick of poles and wins from the opening three races of the season – […]
Mercedes Formula 1 boss Toto Wolff says George Russell remains part of the team’s “long-term plans” despite the British driver being committed to Williams for a further season. Russell had been tipped as an option to graduate to the works Mercedes team in 2021 should a vacancy arise, but having […]
Toto Wolff says the majority of Formula 1 teams think the Concorde Agreement needs some “cleaning up”, but have been “up the arse” of Liberty when talking publicly about negotiations. F1 is currently working with all 10 teams to finalise the next set of commercial agreements that will be in […]
Toto Wolff says the Mercedes Formula 1 team can learn from the “confusion” in planning a late pitstop for Lewis Hamilton en route to victory in Sunday’s Hungarian Grand Prix. Hamilton dominated proceedings at the Hungaroring to score his eighth win at the circuit, enjoying an advantage of more than […]
Mercedes boss Toto Wolff says it’s dual-axis steering (DAS) system isn’t a “silver bullet” in terms of performance with its 2020 Formula 1 car. On Friday, F1 governing body the FIA passed the DAS system as legal following a protest by Red Bull, and the Brackley team is now free […]
Published on Monday August 3rd 2020 Mercedes Formula 1 chief Toto Wolff says his team’s late tyre failures in the British Grand Prix proves his constant warnings against complacency are justified despite facing “lots of criticism”. Mercedes was on course for a 1-2 finish with four laps remaining at Silverstone, […]
Toto Wolff says “constant massacring” of kerbs could again cause Mercedes a “headache” in Formula 1’s Styrian Grand Prix, especially with Red Bull’s Max Verstappen starting alongside polesitter Lewis Hamilton. Mercedes won last weekend’s Austrian Grand Prix at the Red Bull Ring with Valtteri Bottas, but electrical noise stemming from […]