Mercedes team boss Toto Wolff is satisfied with the progress that the team have made with the W14. The Silver Arrows started the 2023 F1 season on the backfoot, but they're taking a completely new direction in terms of car concepts and are working hard back at the Brackley factory. Wolff feels that Mercedes could potentially take another six to 12 months to return to their winning ways in F1.
Mercedes boss toto Wolff has revealed he could leave if he felt he was no longer contributing. He said he would consider passing the baton to someone else if others admitted he wasn't contributing to the constructor. The eight-time Constructors' champions continue to struggle with their design.
Toto Wolff has been backed by former f1 champion Nico Rosberg to bring the team back to glory. The german team have been on a downward spiral since 2022.
Toto Wolff said he would have no shame if the revamped car ended up resembling a Red Bull. The team principal said we are storming full steam ahead now and changing things. He said if we continue to do the big steps that we've already done in the last 10 days we come to a stage where we are really able to respond.
Toto Wolff has suggested that Mercedes will head towards the Red Bull Racing concept when they apply the upgrades to the car in the coming races. The team are currently second in the world championship following George Russell's podium in Saudi Arabia but according to Wolff this is first losers.
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Toto Wolff admits the time has come for Mercedes to make changes to the car’s concept. He says it’s more than putting red bull sidepods on the car, it involves re-evaluate the whole thing. The former driver says he doesn’t want to lose more time.
Toto Wolff supports Lewis Hamilton with his decision to part ways with his performance coach Angela Cullen. The split came as a surprise to many. He believes this split was part of the changes that naturally occur within a team.
Toto Wolff has admitted that he will have no hard feelings if he left the team. The 38-year-old has claimed 77 pole positions, 82 wins, 142 podiums, and six of his seven world championships with the Silver Arrows. He is also in the final year of his contract with the team, but he does not think the driver will walk away.
Toto Wolff would not blame Lewis Hamilton for leaving the team. He would not expect Hamilton to leave if the team's struggles continue for another year or two. His current contract expires at the end of this year.
Toto Wolff called the first race of the season, the 'worst of his career' the team will be hoping for a more straightforward weekend in Jeddah. A few teams on the grid are still reeling from the results of the race.
Toto Wolff has revealed that the team has seen its deficit to Red Bull increase by double or triple of what it was last season. The car was easily the fourth fastest car on the grid behind Red Bull, Ferrari, and Aston Martin.
Toto Wolff is unhappy with his team's results in the 2023 F1 Bahrain GP. He confidently stated that his team could come back simply because they proved that their power unit has the potential to fight for podiums. The team will bring a new sidepod for their 2023 challenger after the first race.
Wolff conceded his team would re-think their concept after their star driver criticised it. Toto is calling it his worst day? 'they gave it one more chance,' he said.
Max Verstappen led all-Red Bull front row lock-out in qualifying at the Sakhir circuit. The reigning world champion laid down a 1:29.708 in Q3 to beat his team-mate Sergio Perez by a tenth of a second. He believes his RB19's race-pace will be “better” than the car in qualifying trim.
Toto Wolff says the team's car concept is not good enough to fight for the title this year. The team principal says it's unlikely to be enough to close the gap to the front and challenge. He says a change will be necessary for the team to consistently fight for victories long term.
Toto Wolff has sparked speculation that he may be willing to step down from his role as team chief and has left the door open for James Vowles to become the new team principal. He also owns 33% of the team and said that his main interest is that the team prospers and wins on the track.
Toto Wolff has praised the cost cap introduced into the world of f1. The goal of the cap was to create a more competitive sport by not allowing the bigger teams to outspend the smaller ones on the grid. He said it stopped an arms race between his team and his team.
Toto Wolff revealed that the last few moments of the 2021 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix were when he fell out of love with the sport. He decided to move his family to Monaco from the UK after facing a security issue.
Toto Wolff admits the team has understood where the car lacked in terms of performance over the past season. He believes the true potential of the W-14 will only be made apparent after the first round of testing. The eight-time world champions endured a rather underwhelming season last year.
Toto Wolff has said he would be willing to let someone else take the position as team chief. The Austrian team principal also owns 33% of the team and has said that is a much more important role.
Mercedes team boss Toto Wolff has not yet spoken to Lewis Hamilton regarding F1's ban on political statements. Wolff said that he wants Hamilton to enjoy his off-season and time away from F1. The Austrian assured that the topic of the new rule would be discussed in a positive light once the driver was back on duty.
Mercedes hopes to enter the 2023 Formula 1 season with a more competitive car than the year before. However, Toto Wolff is tempering expectations and fears that the gap to Red Bull Racing will not be closed yet. The team boss continues to believe in the concept of the problematic W13.
Andretti announced they would be joining forces with American car giant General Motors earlier this month through its luxury car brand, Cadillac. Andretti have been making a lot of noise about their hopes of getting onto the grid. Wolff conceded that the Andretti-Cadillac partnership was a positive one. The majority of teams are concerned that an additional 11th or 12th team could ‘dilute’ the sport.
Lewis Hamilton's contract with the team expires at the end of the year. The seven-time champion has won six of his world titles. He also failed to match the performances of new team mate George Russell.
Toto Wolff has spoken about shielding Lewis Hamilton from the world. The seven-time champion has been a big force on the grid for fighting against racism and social issues. He confirmed he has not spoken to him about it yet.
Horner and newey praise Vettel's impact on red bull racing. The 79-year-old said it was “not impossible” for him to come back to F1 as a team boss. His popularity among fans could make him a potential coup.
The FIA have said that drivers must seek written permissions before making political, religious and personal statements in 2023. If they do make political gestures without the governing body’s written permission, drivers will be in breach of the new rules.
Toto Wolff and James Vowles received phone calls ahead of the announcement. The duo revealed in a recent media call how the seven-time world champion reacted.
The 38-year-old is currently contracting for one more season. Talks are set to begin to extend his stay with Mercedes. He has long sat at no1 in the list of F1 driver salaries.
Toto Wolff believes the FIA’s ban on political statements will be relaxed after the governing body has spoken with the drivers. The FIA came under fire last month when they announced a blanket ban on all political and religious statements. Wolff has backed president Mohammed Ben Sulayem to “achieve the right things”
FIA president Mohammed Ben Sulayem has been quite supportive of the prospect of the two organizations coming together to form a team. GM is still awaiting approval but plans to enter F1 in 2026 when the new engine regulations are set to be brought in. Former Mercedes engineer James Vowles will replace Jost Capito as team principal in 2023.
Toto Wolff says that Mick Schumacher can become a permanent driver in F1 again. The german made his debut in 2021 with Haas. He was picked up as their reserve driver and will do essential simulator work.
Toto Wolff and Lewis Hamilton are happy for their new team principal for the upcoming season. Vowles had been in talks with the Wantage-based team for a month. He said that toto's response was the best I could've hoped for.
Toto Wolff thinks Mick Schumacher has the potential to follow in Nyck de Vries' footsteps in his quest to return to the F1 grid. Schumacher was aiming to head into a third year driving for the Haas team after first making his debut in 2021. He has been forced to settle into reserve driver role for the 2023 campaign.
Toto Wolff is right to expect agreeing a new deal to be a swift process. The seven-time world champion signed a one-year deal for 2021. He says he has 'another five years' in F1Lewis Hamilton 'head and shoulders' above Senna.
Toto Wolff expects an easy negotiation with Lewis Hamilton for his future at Mercedes. The team principal says the negotiations should only take a small amount of time. He said: “we have a full year to go. We're so aligned. We haven't seen each other since Christmas.
Toto Wolff's wife, Suzanne 'Susie Wolff, is a racing driver and Formula E team manager. She was signed by the Williams F1 team as a development driver in 2012. In 2015, she retired from racing in all motorsports and joined Mercedes as ambassador.
Nyck de Vries will make his full-time debut in 2023 with a team that has struggled to do so all year. The 27-year-old is a reserve driver in the formula one team. He is confident that he will stay with the team for the foreseeable future.
De Vries is included in the F1 2023 driver line-up as a rookie representing AlphaTauri. His parent team was Mercedes, where he won the f1 title and was a third driver. He will be a regular fixture for the red bull rivals.
The last time a new team was added to the grid was Haas in 2016. The last team to be added was Lotus, Hispania and Virgin. Rumours started to circulate of this last year.
Former red bull driver says it was not until partway through the season that Hamilton found his motivation again. The goal is to return to title contention in 2023 even if team boss Toto Wolff refuses to say that such a scenario is a given.
Toto Wolff has hinted that Mercedes' W14 design will be 'full of surprises' Mercedes ended the season with just one win to their name as the W13 proved the most difficult car in the German constructor’s history. Mercedes have shown before that they are capable of pulling tricks out of the bag with their car arriving for the 2022 season famously lacking sidepods in comparison to their competitors.
Toto Wolff said that he felt Nyck de Vries deserved a seat in the senior Red Bull team. Think we got through about 6 ice lollies between us on that show. Devries won the F2 title in a depleted grid in his third season.
Toto Wolff and Christian Horner stayed within the budget cap. They were fined £6m and given a 10% reduction in aerodynamic testing. 'we have had the least crashes and a moderate amount of development,' he said.
Toto Wolff has sat down with technical director Mike Elliott and managing director of Mercedes powertrains, Hywel Thomas. They agreed that the engine development freeze made the development within the year interesting. The team did manage to make some late season improvements which saw George Russell take the win at the Brazilian grand prix with Lewis Hamilton in second place.
We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you've consented to. You can unsubscribe at any time. Toto Wolff admits 2022 was a 'disaster' of a year.
Toto Wolff has spoken out on red bull's penalty for exceeding the 2021 cost cap. The team were handed a $7 million fine and a 10% reduction in wind tunnel time. But many fans hit back saying the team did not receive enough of a punishment.
The german fell from grace in 2022 due to early porpoising problems in their W13 challenger. The team was unable to grasp the newly introduced aero regulations. Toto Wolff says the team's inability to solve their early issues cost them a shot at the 2022 title.
Former Williams and Ferrari team manager Peter Windsor says Michael Masi would undoubtedly embrace the opportunity to return to the sport if he was offered the job again. However, in his own words Toto Wolff will probably never let it happen, according to Windsor. Windsor also thinks it would be an upgrade to current regime.
Toto Wolff believes Mick Schumacher has plenty of value to offer for Mercedes. The 23-year-old has signed a reserve driver deal with Mercedes until 2023. Toto says he is 'a hard worker, has a calm and methodical approach and is still hungry to learn'
Mercedes F1 have announced Mick Schumacher as their reserve driver for 2023. The German driver will undertake development duties at the Brackley team. He will also be on standby if Lewis Hamilton and George Russell do not drive. Mick's father, Michaell, also drove for Mercedes from 2010-12. Toto Wolff said there was scope for him to be part of Mercedes.
The Mercedes Petronas F1 team confirmed Mick Schumacher will be joining them for the 2023 season as reserve driver. The German driver spent two seasons at Haas F1 where he was replaced by Nico Hulkenberg. The team Principal Toto Wolff said that they were delighted to have him with them.
Former F1 World Champion Nico Rosberg says Ferrari has too many issues to compete for the title in 2023. Rosberg opined during an interview with AvD Motor & Sport Magazine on SPORT1. Former world champion says Ferrari lacks direction in absence of a strong leader like Toto Wolff.
Mercedes boss Toto Wolff believes a year off could be beneficial for Mick Schumacher. The German was replaced by Nico Hulkenberg for the 2023 season at Haas. Wolff is convinced a season off in the role would do Schumachers some good. The Mercedes boss is a big admirer of the youngster.
Max Verstappen and Lewis Hamilton battled for the world championship at the 2021 F1 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff recently reminisced about the last race of the 2021 season. The Austrian opened up on how he feels about Verstapen, Hamilton, and his feelings towards the final race.
Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff is extremely proud of being the Silver Arrows' team principal. Wolff admits he'd have considered a role at Ferrari if they had given him a similar offer to that of the Daimler group. Ferrari team principal Mattia Binotto was axed last week after his team failed to mount a championship challenge against Red Bull despite having a good car.
Lewis Hamilton's contract with Mercedes expires at the end of the year. The seven-time champion is set to turn 38 in January. Mercedes boss Wolff says he will tackle his future over the winter. Hamilton has expressed his desire to remain in F1 for several more years.
