Toto Wolff has referred to F1’s rules changes for 2022 as an “earthquake” as he plots how to continue Mercedes’ dominance. Mercedes have won the constructors’ World Championship for the last seven years, with the biggest threat to the extension of that sequence looking to be the major rewrite of Read more…
Mercedes team boss Toto Wolff says he is not a big supporter of the triple-headers scheduled for 2021. On the new calendar, Formula 1 will race six times in seven weeks. The first of these two triple-headers will come directly after the summer break. Spa-Francorchamps, Zandvoort and Monza will follow Read more…
Lewis Hamilton has his seventh world title in his pocket and can therefore sit down quietly with Toto Wolff. Where the team boss of Mercedes has announced that he will stay another year, for Hamilton that is not yet entirely certain. Everyone is assuming that Lewis will extend his contract with Mercedes Read more…
Toto Wolff has admitted he is on the hunt for a new team principal for Mercedes. While insisting that he will remain connected to the team beyond 2020, the Austrian has also hinted repeatedly that his hands-on role at all the races could change. “I can’t say whether it will Read more…
Mercedes Formula 1 boss Toto Wolff jokingly suggested he would have to sell the factory to keep Lewis Hamilton after the Briton’s record 92nd career win in Portugal on Sunday. Hamilton is out of contract at the end of the year, by which time the 35-year-old is likely to have Read more…
Mercedes boss Toto Wolff says two drivers are ahead of Max Verstappen in the queue for a future seat at the team. As Red Bull continues to lag behind, and with Honda’s decision to quit Formula 1 after 2021, there has been growing questions over whether the Dutchman might seek Read more…
With the announcement of Stefano Domenicali as CEO of F1, there was also a rumour that Toto Wolff had also been approached by Liberty Media to take on the task. Wolff had talks, but in the end it never became concrete. In addition, there was the rumour that Ferrari had used its veto right to prevent Read more…
Stefano Domanicali will start working as the new CEO of Formula 1 in 2021, succeeding Chase Carey. However, according to Kees van de Grint, the Italian was not the only and certainly not the first choice of F1. The new Formula 1 CEO Since the takeover of Liberty Media, Carey has taken over Read more…
Wolff joined Mercedes in 2013 and has gone on to become one of the sport’s most successful team bosses ever as the German team has won every World Championship from 2014 onwards. The same is set to happen in 2020, with Lewis Hamilton leading the Driver Standings and the team Read more…
After the Italian Grand Prix, Mercedes explained why they are not happy with the ban on qualifying modes. On Sundays, it is no longer possible to use different engine modes, only the overtaking button may be used. This will provide additional electrical power of up to 163 HP. According to Read more…