Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff described his team’s Singapore Grand Prix performance as “really painful” after they failed to capitalise on their second row lock-out.
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Wolff “fully conscious” of pressure Mercedes is placing on rookie Antonelli
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Posted onMercedes team principal Toto Wolff says his team understands the pressure it is putting its 2025 rookie driver Andrea Kimi Antonelli under.
One rival tried to lure Antonelli from Mercedes “for nationality reasons” – Wolff
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Posted onMercedes team principal Toto Wolff said he decided to promote Andrea Kimi Antonelli “five minutes after Lewis Hamilton told me that he’s going to Ferrari.”
Antonelli admits he was “pushing too much” when he crashed in practice
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Posted onAndrea Kimi Antonelli accepted responsibility for his crash in first practice and apologised to Mercedes for the damage he caused.
“Nothing wrong” with Wolff’s interest in signing me – Verstappen
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Posted onMax Verstappen acknowledged Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff has expressed an interested in signing him, though his Red Bull contract runs until 2028.
Antonelli taken out by “numpty” after showing potential with first F2 win – Wolff
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Posted onMercedes team principal Toto Wolff praised junior driver Andrea Kimi Antonelli’s breakthrough F2 win before he was taken out in the second race of the weekend.
Antonelli’s lack of F2 results not a concern for Mercedes
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Posted onMercedes team principal Andrea Kimi Antonelli’s “one of a kind” karting career is why they are keeping the faith in him despite his lack of results in Formula 2.
Mercedes could attract Verstappen for 2026 if he can exit Red Bull contract – Wolff
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Posted onIn the round-up: Mercedes could attract Verstappen for 2026 – Wolff • RB used sprint race as practice session • Istanbul replica track for sale
Russell swore at Wolff because ‘I almost crashed when he screamed in my ear’
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Posted onGeorge Russell explained his angry response to Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff’s message on his radio during the Austrian Grand Prix.
Mercedes call in police over ‘Hamilton sabotage’ emails as Wolff attacks ‘cowards’
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Posted onMercedes team principal Toto Wolff denounced “lunatics” for spreading conspiracy theories about their treatment of Lewis Hamilton.
Rushing youth into F1 can go “terribly wrong” said Wolff, so why hurry Antonelli?
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Posted onMercedes took much more time promoting George Russell into Formula 1 than they appear to be doing with Andrea Kimi Antonelli.
Mercedes have ‘chance of being up there’ if sprint race is wet – Hamilton
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Posted onLewis Hamilton says that Mercedes ‘have chance of being up there’ in the Shanghai sprint race if conditions are wet again on Saturday.
“Atrocious” first stint masked Mercedes’ gains in race – Wolff
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Posted onMercedes team principal Toto Wolff insists that he is happy with the performance of his team at Suzuka despite scoring just eight points.
Susie Wolff’s complaint against FIA won’t be “brushed under the carpet”
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Posted onSusie Wolff will not back down in her legal action against the FIA over allegations made about her last year, says her husband, Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff.
Mercedes’ set-up experiment on Hamilton’s car “massively backfired”
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Posted onA drastic set-up change on Lewis Hamilton’s car “backfired”, the team admitted, after he set the second-slowest time in Friday’s second practice session.
Red Bull’s handling of Horner allegations “needs more transparency” – rivals
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Posted onTwo of Christian Horner’s rival team principals have called on Red Bull to provide more “transparency” around allegations he was recently cleared of.
Horner investigation is “an issue for all of F1” – Wolff
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Posted onRed Bull’s ongoing investigation into allegations regarding team principal Christian Horner is “an issue” for all in Formula 1, says his Mercedes rival Toto Wolff.
Vasseur made “the most difficult calls” to Sainz and Wolff after Hamilton deal
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Posted onFerrari team principal Frederic Vasseur admitted he faced two difficult phone calls after luring Lewis Hamilton away from Mercedes to join his team.
How Hamilton told Mercedes he was leaving and why Wolff holds “no grudge”
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Posted onSpeaking for the first time after Lewis Hamilton announced he was leaving Mercedes, team principal Toto Wolff says he bears “no grudge.”
Wolff extends Mercedes F1 contract to 2026
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Posted onMercedes Formula 1 team principal, CEO and one-third owner Toto Wolff has extended his contract with them.