Wolff focused on Mercedes’ ‘shortcomings’
Date published:
May 19 2021
Seven years of dominance and a solid start to 2021, yet Mercedes team boss Toto Wolff still focuses on what they must do better.
Mercedes’ achievement of seven consecutive Drivers’ and Constructors’ titles is a run which beats all those prior in Formula 1, but this season they have encountered a threat to the streak in the form of Red Bull.
The Austrian-owned outfit came out of the blocks strongly in 2021 as they hunted for their first title since 2013, but Mercedes have held firm to win three of the four opening races via Lewis Hamilton, ensuring the momentum shifted back in their favour.
‘Hamilton does not want to accept this opposition’
Date published:
April 30 2021
Helmut Marko believes Lewis Hamilton’s driving is already being affected by the strong challenge Max Verstappen is posing to his dominance.
In pursuit of a record-breaking eighth Drivers’ World Championship title, Hamilton is facing potentially his biggest threat for several seasons in the shape of the 23-year-old Dutchman.
Verstappen trails Hamilton by one point in the standings heading into round three of the campaign, the Portuguese Grand Prix, but will feel he should have won both of the first two races instead of just the one at Imola – he finished a close second in Bahrain when unable to pass the World Champion’s Mercedes within track limits.
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Wolff ‘couldn’t believe’ Mercedes were a Formula 1 team
Date published:
April 8 2021
Toto Wolff criticised the attitude of Mercedes when he first walked into the building, saying he “couldn’t believe” they were a Formula 1 team.
Wolff, who had prior involvements with Williams, arrived at Mercedes in 2013 as managing partner before taking full responsibility of the Mercedes-Benz Motorsport Programme soon after.
The success they have achieved since then has been phenomenal, with seven consecutive World Championship titles, but things have changed a lot since he first walked through the door.
“When I walked in the first time into Mercedes, it wasn’t what I wanted it to be,” Wolff said on the High Performance podcast.