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Mercedes says that it is feeling encouraged that it can move forward in the Formula 1 pecking order after witnessing McLaren’s improvements in recent weeks. McLaren introduced upgrades at the Austrian Grand Prix, which boosted Lando Norris to a ...

Mercedes: Improving drivers’ confidence in 2023 F1 car key to catching Red Bull over added downforce

Max Verstappen (NLD), Red Bull Racing and George Russell (GBR), Mercedes AMG F1 29.04.2023. Formula 1 World Championship, Rd 4, Azerbaijan Grand Prix, Baku Street Circuit, Azerbaijan, Sprint Day. Mercedes boss Toto Wolff asserts that giving its drivers a ...

Mercedes boss Wolff to teach at Havard Business School

Toto Harvard Visit – Paul Ripke Mercedes Formula 1 boss Toto Wolff has been appointed as an Executive Fellow at the Harvard Business School. Wolff will serve as a guest lecturer alongside Professor Anita Elberse, where he will share ...

Wolff admits Leclerc a ‘long-term’ target for Mercedes

Charles Leclerc (MON) Ferrari celebrates his pole position in qualifying parc ferme. 28.04.2023. Formula 1 World Championship, Rd 4, Azerbaijan Grand Prix, Baku Street Circuit, Azerbaijan, Qualifying Day. Mercedes boss Toto Wolff has openly admitted that Charles Leclerc is ...

Mercedes ‘cautious’ despite encouraging Melbourne result

Mercedes Team Principal Toto Wolff says his squad is remaining “cautious” over its prospects following a strong result at the Australian Grand Prix. After failing to secure a podium result at the opening two rounds of the year, Lewis ...

Steiner responds to Wolff’s criticism of Schumacher treatment at Haas

(L to R): Toto Wolff (GER) Mercedes AMG F1 Shareholder and Executive Director and Guenther Steiner (ITA) Haas F1 Team Prinicipal in the FIA Press Conference. 11.06.2022. Formula 1 World Championship, Rd 8, Azerbaijan Grand Prix, Baku Street Circuit, ...

Mercedes: No ‘sense of entitlement’ to race at front of F1 field

Mercedes team boss Toto Wolff asserts his squad is not feeling a “sense of entitlement” to race at the forefront of the Formula 1 grid. Since the start of the 2022 campaign, Mercedes has struggled for form after previously ...

No Mercedes Plan B if Hamilton leaves, says Wolff

Lewis Hamilton (GBR), Mercedes AMG F1 02.04.2023. Formula 1 World Championship, Rd 3, Australian Grand Prix, Albert Park, Melbourne, Australia, Race Day. Mercedes boss Toto Wolff has admitted that there is currently no Plan B in place in case ...

Todt: Wolff and Horner urged me to intervene over Abu Dhabi 2021

Ex-FIA president Jean Todt has revealed that both Toto Wolff and Christian Horner contacted him amid the dramatic saga that unfolded in Abu Dhabi in 2021. The title showdown between Max Verstappen and Lewis Hamilton ended in controversial circumstances. ...

Mercedes F1 team boss Wolff becomes billionaire

Mercedes Formula 1 team boss Toto Wolff has become a billionaire though his involvement with the sport, according to a report. Wolff has been at the helm of the Mercedes squad since 2013, before which he was part of ...

A Las Vegas boxing match? McLaren’s Brown challenges Toto Wolff

McLaren CEO Zak Brown has challenged Mercedes boss Toto Wolff to a boxing match in Las Vegas ahead of the sport’s return to the city later this year. Brown, who has held the reins at McLaren since 2018, has ...

Wolff: Haas wouldn’t have ‘dared’ to treat Schumacher the same if Michael was trackside

(L to R): Mick Schumacher (GER) Mercedes AMG F1 Reserve Driver with Toto Wolff (GER) Mercedes AMG F1 Shareholder and Executive Director. 23.02.2023. Formula 1 Testing, Sakhir, Bahrain, Day One. Mercedes chief Toto Wolff claims Haas boss Guenther Steiner ...

Mercedes won’t bring early upgrades to W14 F1 car

Mercedes team boss Toto Wolff says the first major upgrades to the W14 Formula 1 car won’t come before the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix in May. The Brackley-based squad has started the 2023 campaign on the back foot, as ...

Wolff hails ‘promising signs’ as Mercedes looks to improve W14

Toto Wolff (GER) Mercedes AMG F1 Shareholder and Executive Director with Jerome d’Ambrosio (BEL). 25.02.2023. Formula 1 Testing, Sakhir, Bahrain, Day Three. – www.xpbimages.com, EMail: [email protected] © Copyright: Coates / XPB Images Mercedes team boss Toto Wolff says that ...

Wolff admits Mercedes unlikely to catch Red Bull in 2023

George Russell (GBR) Mercedes AMG F1 W14 leads Max Verstappen (NLD) Red Bull Racing RB19. 19.03.2023. Formula 1 World Championship, Rd 2, Saudi Arabian Grand Prix, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, Race Day. – www.xpbimages.com, EMail: [email protected] © Copyright: Coates / ...

Wolff compares Alonso Saudi GP penalty to Abu Dhabi 2021 fiasco

Toto Wolff (GER) Mercedes AMG F1 Shareholder and Executive Director. 25.02.2023. Formula 1 Testing, Sakhir, Bahrain, Day Three. Mercedes chief Toto Wolff has drawn comparisons between Fernando Alonso’s penalty in the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix and the handling of ...

‘F1 a meritocracy’, says Wolff, amid Red Bull dominance

Max Verstappen (NLD) Red Bull Racing RB19. Formula 1 World Championship, Rd 2, Saudi Arabian Grand Prix, Saturday 18th March 2023. Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Toto Wolff says it is up to Mercedes, and its rivals, to close the gap ...

Wolff: No grudge if Hamilton leaves Mercedes for F1 rival

Toto Wolff insists that he would hold no grudge against Lewis Hamilton if the seven-time World Champion opted to depart the team for a rival. Mercedes endured a difficult 2022 campaign, with Hamilton having the first win-less campaign of ...

Mercedes bringing Jeddah F1 upgrades but warn against ‘game changers’

Mercedes has confirmed that it will arrive at the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix this weekend with upgraded parts – however it asserts that they won’t be “game changers”. The Brackley-based squad endured a difficult opening round to the 2023 ...

Wolff’s criticism of staff ‘disingenuous’ and ‘crass’, says Jordan

Toto Wolff (GER) Mercedes AMG F1 Shareholder and Executive Director. 25.02.2023. Formula 1 Testing, Sakhir, Bahrain, Day Three. – www.xpbimages.com, EMail: [email protected] © Copyright: Batchelor / XPB Images Eddie Jordan has criticised Toto Wolff for his ‘crass’ comments about ...

Wolff: ‘A few years’ before female driver reaches F1

F1 Academy Managing Director Susie Wolff says it will take “a few years” before a female driver reaches Formula 1. This year will see the launch of a brand new all-female racing series, supported directly by F1. F1 Academy ...

Coulthard: Wolff’s ‘brutal’ W14 assessment a blow to Mercedes design team

David Coulthard says that Toto Wolff’s assessment of the W14 car is a “blow” to Mercedes’ Formula 1 design team. At the season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix, Wolff conceded that its unique car concept, which features a narrow sidepod construction, ...

Wolff accepts defeat over Mercedes F1 car concept

Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff has admitted that the German team’s current aerodynamic concept is not going to work. Following a tough 2022 campaign, the Brackley-based outfit decided to stick with its skinny sidepod design for this campaign, but ...

Mercedes ‘relishing’ the challenge of 2023 F1 season

Mercedes team boss Toto Wolff says that his squad is “relishing” the challenge posed by the 2023 Formula 1 season. Mercedes enters the upcoming campaign on the back of a turbulent 2022 campaign, as it struggled to get up ...

New Drive To Survive season reveals heated Wolff/Horner exchange

The fifth season of the highly successful Drive To Survive docu-series has been released on Netflix, with one of the big highlights being a heated exchange between team bosses Toto Wolff and Christian Horner. In the early stages of ...

Mercedes pleased by porpoising absence from 2023 F1 car

Mercedes has not had any porpoising problems during the opening hours of pre-season testing from Bahrain, says team boss Toto Wolff. Last year, the Brackley-based squad suffered severe bouncing along the straights in the early part of the season. ...

W13 to be displayed in Mercedes lobby to serve as team reminder

George Russell (GBR) Mercedes AMG F1 W13 makes a pit stop. 20.11.2022. Formula 1 World Championship, Rd 22, Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, Yas Marina Circuit, Abu Dhabi, Race Day. – www.xpbimages.com, EMail: [email protected] © Copyright: Batchelor / XPB Images ...

Mercedes suggests it could alter unique F1 sidepod design going forward

Mercedes Team Principal Toto Wolff says that Mercedes could change its unique narrow sidepod design going forward but asserted that its poor performance in 2022 was not “fundamentally” down to the concept. The Austrian’s comments come after the eight-time ...

Mercedes has ‘first chat’ with Hamilton over new F1 contract

Mercedes’ Formula 1 team boss Toto Wolff says he has had a “first chat” with Lewis Hamilton over extending his contract at the team. Hamilton’s current deal expires at the end of the 2023 campaign, as he penned a ...

Wolff: Vowles’ new F1 role will benefit both Mercedes and Williams

Race winner Lewis Hamilton (GBR) Mercedes AMG F1 celebrates in parc ferme with James Vowles (GBR) Mercedes AMG F1 Chief Strategist. 04.08.2019. Formula 1 World Championship, Rd 12, Hungarian Grand Prix, Budapest, Hungary, Race Day. – www.xpbimages.com, EMail: [email protected] ...

Mercedes has found ‘several directions’ to improve W13 F1 car

Mercedes has discovered “several directions” to improve the pace of its 2022 Formula 1 car, according to its team boss Toto Wolff. The reigning Constructors’ Champions have endured a difficult start to the new season, competing at best as ...

Wolff vows to ‘protect’ Hamilton after Imola disappointment

Mercedes team boss Toto Wolff says that he will “protect” Lewis Hamilton following the seven-time World Champion’s difficult race in Imola on Sunday. Hamilton started the race from 14th on the grid, but couldn’t progress up the order through ...

Wolff clarifies post-qualifying exchange with Hamilton

Mercedes team boss Toto Wolff has commented on the exchange he had with Lewis Hamilton following qualifying in Imola on Friday. Hamilton, along with team-mate George Russell, was eliminated in Q2 as Mercedes failed to make an appearance in ...

‘Unrealistic’ to think Mercedes can fight for 2022 F1 title – Wolff

Mercedes team boss Toto Wolff has all but ruled Mercedes out of contention for the 2022 Formula 1 Championship following Saturday’s F1 Sprint in Imola. After the team’s double Q2 exit from qualifying on Friday, both Lewis Hamilton and ...

Rosberg on Wolff/Hamilton exchange: ‘It shows the stress is there’

2016 Formula 1 World Champion Nico Rosberg has spoken out on the exchange that was spotted between Mercedes team boss Toto Wolff and his driver Lewis Hamilton at Imola on Friday. Wolff appeared to be heated in his expressions ...

Russell broke floor stay due to porpoising during FP1

Mercedes Team Principal Toto Wolff has revealed that the metal floor stays on George Russell’s car broke during FP1 in Imola due to severe porpoising. The Brackley-based squad, as well as other teams, has suffered from bouncing on the ...

Wolff refusing to rule out 2022 F1 Mercedes title fight

Toto Wolff has not ruled Mercedes out of the 2022 Formula 1 championship fight, despite its slow start to the season. This year, new technical regulations have come into play, with Mercedes taking a knock in performance compared to ...

Wolff: Solving bouncing issue won’t completely fix Mercedes’ pace

Mercedes Team Principal Toto Wolff says solving the team’s porpoising issues won’t completely eradicate its pace deficit to the front of the Formula 1 grid. The reigning Constructors champions have started the 2022 season on the back foot, competing ...

Wolff: Masi was a liability for Formula 1

Mercedes Team Principal Toto Wolff has described ex-Formula 1 Race Director Michael Masi as a “liability” for the sport. Masi took up the position at the start of the 2019 season, following the sudden passing of Charlie Whiting on ...

Wolff: Mercedes won’t have ‘magic fix’ for Melbourne

Toto Wolff (GER) Mercedes AMG F1 Shareholder and Executive Director in the FIA Press Conference. 19.03.2022. Formula 1 World Championship, Rd 1, Bahrain Grand Prix, Sakhir, Bahrain, Qualifying Day. – www.xpbimages.com, EMail: [email protected] © Copyright: Moy / XPB Images ...

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