Mercedes boss Toto Wolff has instructed his team to gamble for victory at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix and is keen to see Valtteri Bottas claim a first win of the season having missed out due to unfortunate circumstances earlier this year.
Mercedes has celebrated becoming only the second team to win five consecutive Formula 1 world drivers’ and constructors’ championships after returning to its Brixworth and Brackley factory bases and ran a special Niki Lauda tribute.
Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff says Esteban Ocon won’t be released from its junior programme and is convinced the French driver will show rival teams “made a mistake” turning him down.
Mercedes boss Toto Wolff says Lewis Hamilton’s flawless charge to victory at the Singapore Grand Prix is evidence his ‘rock and roll’ lifestyle allows to perform at his peak which should stop those who question his approach.
Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff has revealed the team discussed its options on team orders at the Italian Grand Prix but explains how it did not use them at Monza to see Lewis Hamilton claim victory and extend his Formula 1 world championship lead.
Mercedes boss Toto Wolff has moved to clarify his ‘wingman’ description of Valtteri Bottas which he felt was taken out of context following the Hungarian Grand Prix.
Despite claiming a shock front-row lockout for the Hungarian Grand Prix, Mercedes Formula 1 team boss Toto Wolff could not ignore the fact Mercedes is losing out significantly to rivals Ferrari on pure performance.
Mercedes Formula 1 boss Toto Wolff has paid a glowing tribute to the late former Ferrari head Sergio Marchionne, adding his “shoes will be impossible to fill”.
Mercedes boss Toto Wolff has dismissed the idea of favouring Lewis Hamilton in order to maximise his Formula 1 world championship charge against Ferrari’s Sebastian Vettel at the risk of hampering Valtteri Bottas, following the team’s call to the Finn to ‘hold position’ behind his teammate at the
Mercedes Formula 1 chief Toto Wolff believes Lewis Hamilton's rapid pace on the Ultrasoft tyre helped force Ferrari rival Sebastian Vettel into his race-ending mistake in Sunday's German Grand Prix.
Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff has admitted Ferrari is gaining half a second on the straights at Hockenheim which he sees as a stark warning to his team for the remainder of the Formula 1 season.
While Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff remains downbeat after a difficult run of races, he still holds full faith the reigning Formula 1 world champions have the fastest car on the grid as it aims to strike back at the German Grand Prix.
While Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff has backed the FIA race stewards’ consistency with race penalties following the clash between Kimi Raikkonen and Lewis Hamilton, he wants discussions by rule-makers on 'certain incidents' having feared it had a direct impact on the battle for victory.
Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff has questioned Ferrari’s racing tactics during the British Grand Prix as ‘deliberate or incompetence’ after seeing one of his drivers hit by a Ferrari for the second time in three races.
Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff says he understands the raw emotions Lewis Hamilton displayed after securing a historic pole position at the British Grand Prix and feels the defending Formula 1 world champion was the difference at Silver
Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff has backed his squad’s reaction to its nightmare double DNF at the Austria Grand Prix and is confident of targeting a fightback at Silverstone this weekend.
Mercedes boss Toto Wolff believes Red Bull’s decision to switch to Honda power from next season is it’s best chance to win Formula 1 world titles in the long term.
Toto Wolff says Mercedes let victory slip away by not responding to the Virtual Safety Car period triggered by Valtteri Bottas’s breakdown as the German manufacturer suffered one its worst races in its history.
Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff has confirmed the German manufacturer is “listening very carefully” to its engines after suffering two separate reliability issues with its updated ‘2.1’ specification over the French Grand Prix weekend.
Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff says he has unwavering faith in his squad’s capabilities of overcoming its recent performance dip given its previous record but warns of an added challenge at the French Grand Prix.
Mercedes boss Toto Wolff wants his team’s underperformance at the Canadian Grand Prix to act as “a major wake-up call” given its Formula 1 rivals' stronger challenge in 2018.
Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff has issued a warning to his Formula 1 rivals by claiming the German manufacturer is “in a stronger position in both championships than we were 12 months ago”.
Mercedes boss Toto Wolff has firmly placed the favourites tag on both Red Bull and Ferrari for the Monaco Grand Prix while he hopes his squad can learn from its “painful lesson” at the race last year.