Toto Wolff
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Wolff not afraid of ’15 guys and an empty building’
Toto Wolff insists he will be losing no sleep any time soon over Red Bull Powertrains – despite their recruitment drive of Mercedes staff.
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Wolff: Football fiasco shows F1 in better light
Toto Wolff has expressed his satisfaction that Formula 1 treats its fans better than football – as the European Super League fiasco showed.
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Wolff’s VW claim ‘complete nonsense’ – Marko
Helmut Marko has accused Toto Wolff of spouting “complete nonsense” about Red Bull passing on Honda engine info to Volkswagen.
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Wolff ‘pretty confident’ of minimum 17-race calendar
Toto Wolff says that he is “pretty confident” that Formula 1 will be able to match or increase the total of 17 races that took place in 2020.
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Wolff threatens Russell with Renault Clio Cup demotion
Toto Wolff fired a warning to George Russell about his potential Mercedes future following his involvement in a huge crash with Valtteri Bottas at Imola.
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Wolff calls ‘bull****’ on Russell’s Bottas theory
George Russell feels Valtteri Bottas would have approached their Imola battle differently with another driver, “b******t” said Toto Wolff.
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Wolff bemoans ‘enormous loss’ of Mercedes pace
Despite claiming pole position, Toto Wolff is concerned by Mercedes’ “enormous” loss of time to Red Bull in less than six months between visits to Imola.
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Wolff’s ‘spread sh*t’ jibe a ‘misunderstanding’
Mercedes have claimed the true meaning of Toto Wolff’s “spreading sh*t” jibe at Zak Brown and Christian Horner got lost in translation.
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Wolff: Brown and Horner ‘just spread sh*t’
Toto Wolff has accused Zak Brown, the McLaren CEO, of spreading sh*t with his prediction that Max Verstappen and George Russell will drive for Mercedes in 2022.
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Wolff: Hard-to-beat Red Bull ‘leading the pack’
Toto Wolff has admitted he “would not have believed” Mercedes could win the Bahrain Grand Prix – and believes his team are still behind Red Bull.
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‘Toxic’ Mercedes W12 a ‘little diva’, says Wolff
Toto Wolff has had some unflattering things to say about the Mercedes W12, describing it as “toxic to drive” and “a little diva”.
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Wolff says why he refused Bahrain vaccination
Toto Wolff has explained why he rejected the chance of a COVID-19 vaccination in Bahrain, scene of the start to the new F1 season.
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Wolff scared by Mercedes issues, but not nervous
Toto Wolff has admitted that Mercedes’ gearbox issue “scares” him, but they are not nervous about the start they have made.
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Wolff has ‘no doubt’ about Hamilton’s commitment
Toto Wolff insists he harbours “no doubts” about Sir Lewis Hamilton’s F1 commitment even though the World Champion has signed for only one more Mercedes season.
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Wolff: Succeeding in F1 not just about money
Discussing the budget cap, Toto Wolff says that having a lot of money doesn’t guarantee that teams will be successful in Formula 1.
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Wolff puts Hamilton talks ahead of ‘flirting outside’
Toto Wolff says he wants a “clear understanding” with Sir Lewis Hamilton and Valtteri Bottas about plans for 2022 before “flirting outside” of Mercedes.
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Wolff expects Vettel to reverse ‘negative spiral’
Toto Wolff thinks Sebastian Vettel’s “change of scenery” with Aston Martin is exactly what he needs after finding himself in a “negative spiral” at Ferrari.
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Wolff urges F1: Don’t create ‘fuel and oil war’
Mercedes boss Toto Wolff is keen for Formula 1’s quest for a more sustainable future not to turn into a “fuel and oil war”.
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Wolff: ‘Big earthquake’ coming to Formula 1 in 2022
Toto Wolff has referred to F1’s rules changes for 2022 as an “earthquake” as he plots how to continue Mercedes’ dominance.
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Wolff: Hamilton’s mindset not all about him
Toto Wolff has insisted Sir Lewis Hamilton sees himself as part of the big picture at Mercedes and not someone whom “everything revolves around”.
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Wolff was charmed by Russell’s PowerPoint plan
Toto Wolff has described the time George Russell convinced him he was a Mercedes driver of the future – when he walked into his office aged 15.
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Wolff warns changes will make 2021 cars slower
Mercedes team boss Toto Wolff believes the 2021 cars will start the season slower than the 2020 versions due to aero and tyre changes.
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Wolff thanks Williams for ‘pragmatic’ Russell talks
Toto Wolff has thanked Williams for the “positive and pragmatic” talks that allowed George Russell to join Mercedes for the Sakhir Grand Prix.
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Who will take over from Toto at Mercedes?
Toto Wolff keeps talking about a change of role at Mercedes, but who would replace him as team principal? We discuss the contenders.
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Wolff: Mercedes adopt ‘No d***heads’ stance
Toto Wolff has revealed how a watchword of the All Blacks rugby side has helped to foster the team ethic driving Mercedes’ remarkable F1 success.
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Wolff: Red Bull can be successful using Honda IP
Toto Wolff believes Red Bull’s plan to take over the intellectual property of Honda’s engines has the potential to work out well.
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Merc’s 20% Aston Martin stake ‘independent of F1’
Toto Wolff has insisted that Mercedes’ plans to increase their stake in Aston Martin to 20% will make no difference to either company’s Formula 1 team.
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‘Even the best spin off behind the safety car’
Toto Wolff has told Mercedes junior driver George Russell to forget about his Imola blunder – saying it happens to the “best ones”.
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Wolff: COVID could still curtail 2020 season
Toto Wolff has warned F1 needs to be mindful that the second wave of the global health pandemic could yet prevent the 17-race season from being completed.
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‘Living like hermits’ delaying Hamilton contract
Toto Wolff has claimed that social distancing because of the global health pandemic is another factor delaying Lewis Hamilton’s new contract.