Toto Wolff fears this weekend’s championship-deciding race in Abu Dhabi could be “messy” following a series of controversial incidents in the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix.
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Verstappen was quick enough to take pole by half a second – Wolff
2021 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix
Posted onToto Wolff says Mercedes were lucky to take pole for the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix, believing Max Verstappen would have beaten them by half a second.
“We shall see” whether Kingspan logo remains on my car – Hamilton
2021 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix
Posted onLewis Hamilton has indicated Mercedes may remove the logos of new sponsor Kingspan from its car following criticism of its association with the building company.
Mercedes told UK government could change law following Kingspan deal criticism
2021 F1 season
Posted onUK Housing Secretary, Michael Gove, warned Mercedes the govenment may consider changing laws to prohibit Kingspan logos from appearing on their cars.
Mercedes apologise to Grenfell group for “hurt” caused by Kingspan deal
2021 F1 Season
Posted onMercedes team principal Toto Wolff has apologised on behalf of the team to families of the Grenfell Tower fire victims for the “hurt” caused by their recently-announced partnership with Kingspan.
Mercedes’ Kingspan sponsorship criticised by Grenfell fire survivors and minister
2021 F1 season
Posted onMercedes’ new sponsorship deal with Kingspan has been condemned by a group of survivors and victim families of the Grenfell Tower catastrophe.
Angry Wolff slates stewards’ “laughable” call not to investigate Verstappen-Hamilton incident
2021 Sao Paulo Grand Prix
Posted onMercedes team principal Toto Wolff strongly criticised the stewards for failing to investigate an incident between Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen during the Sao Paulo Grand Prix.
Horner “disappointed” Wolff suggested title rivals would deliberately collide
2021 Mexico City Grand Prix
Posted onRed Bull team principal Christian Horner reacted with disappointment to comments made by his opposite number Toto Wolff about the potential for another collision between their title-contending drivers.
Mercedes seeking cause of “unusual noises” which led to engine changes
2021 Turkish Grand Prix
Posted onMercedes has changed engines three times in the last three races because it is concerned by “unusual noises” which it cannot fully explain.
Horner “disappointed” by Wolff’s “tactical foul” claim over crash
2021 Italian Grand Prix
Posted onToto Wolff says he believes championship leader Max Verstappen committed a “tactical foul” in the race-ending crash between he and Lewis Hamilton at Monza.
Wolff expects no repeat of “Silverstone incident” as title rivals share front row again
2021 Dutch Grand Prix
Posted onLewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen will avoid a repeat of their “Silverstone incident”, Toto Wolff predicted, as they share the front row for the first time since the controversy.
“We can’t go back to a Flintstone engine”: The clash of visions over future F1 power units
2021 F1 season
Posted onDoes synthetic fuels offer Formula 1 an alternative to electrification, or something which complements it? Two key players have different visions for its next power unit.
FIA unmoved as Horner calls Mercedes’ lobbying of stewards “unacceptable”
2021 British Grand Prix
Posted onRed Bull’s Christian Horner says the stewards should be “locked away” from team principals during races but FIA race director Michael Masi disagrees.
Time lost behind Norris cost Mercedes chance to race Verstappen – Wolff
2021 Austrian Grand Prix
Posted onMercedes team principal Toto Wolff says their race pace was much better in the second round at the Red Bull Ring than the first.
Mercedes not shocked by deficit to Red Bull on softest tyres
2021 Austrian Grand Prix
Posted onMercedes team principal Toto Wolff has put his team’s qualifying defeat to Red Bull down to not making the most of Pirelli’s C5 compound tyre
Mercedes to choose Hamilton’s team mate “in the summer” – Wolff
2021 Austrian Grand Prix
Posted onMercedes intend to choose Lewis Hamilton’s team mate for 2022 during the summer, team principal Toto Wolff has confirmed.
Mercedes bringing upgrade to W12 for next race
2021 Austrian Grand Prix
Posted onMercedes will bring an upgrade to its W12 for the next round of the championship at Silverstone, team principal Toto Wolff has confirmed.
Mercedes try “extreme” fixes and run different rear wings again to unlock Baku pace
2021 Azerbaijan Grand Prix
Posted onMercedes had to try some “extreme things” with their setup to unlock the performance from their W12 after the team struggled in practice.
F1 will consider adopting “intelligent” IndyCar rule in wake of Leclerc crash
2021 F1 season
Posted onFormula 1 race director Michael Masi says an IndyCar-style rule penalising drivers for disrupting qualifying sessions could be introduced to the world championship.
‘Lewis and Valtteri are team mates to me as Nicholas is’ says Russell after ‘private’ Wolff talks
2021 Portuguese Grand Prix
Posted onGeorge Russell will consider Mercedes’ drivers as much his team mates as fellow Williams driver Nicholas Latifi when racing against them in future, following his Imola crash with Valtteri Bottas.