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toto wolff articles archive
Former team boss claims Racing Point received Mercedes wind tunnel model and show car
2020 F1 season
Posted onFormer Formula 1 team principal Colin Kolles has claimed Racing Point copied Mercedes’ car using a 60% scale wind tunnel model and show car.
Wolff supports Hamilton’s “vocal” calls to tackle discrimination
2020 F1 season
Posted on“I think it’s good that Lewis as a sports superstar is the one up front with it in a sport that is very much dominated by white males.”
Mercedes keeping options open on Vettel in case Hamilton or Bottas leave, says Wolff
2021 F1 season
Posted onMercedes is keeping its options open regarding Sebastian Vettel in case it suffers a repeat of its experience with Nico Rosberg, says team principal Toto Woff.
Mercedes’ Wolff to miss first F1 race since 2013
2019 Brazilian Grand Prix
Posted onMercedes team principal Toto Wolff is to miss a race for the first time in six years this weekend as he will not travel to Interlagos for the Brazilian Grand Prix.
Mercedes hasn’t had it this tough in F1 since 2013, says Wolff
2019 Russian Grand Prix
Posted onToto Wolff says Mercedes are relishing the “fun challenge” of overturning their deficit to Ferrari, having slumped to pre-hybrid era performance levels.
Why the latest motorsport fatality is so hard to comprehend
2019 F1 season
Posted on“We were fortunate enough for many years to not have these kinds of accidents and maybe forgotten about how dangerous the sport is.”
Wolff tells rivals to stop ‘talking F1 down’
2019 F1 season
Posted onMercedes team principal Toto Wolff accused rival teams of “doing a Ratner” with their complaints about Formula 1.
Hamilton wants a “complete neutral”, not Wolff, running F1
2019 French Grand Prix
Posted onLewis Hamilton is unsure Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff would be the best person to take over running Formula 1.
Wolff: Why 2021 F1 rules had to be delayed
2019 F1 Season
Posted onMercedes F1 boss Toto Wolff has said teams agreed to postpone 2021 regulations last week in order to strengthen the sport, while Mercedes themselves remain unconfirmed in F1 beyond 2020.
Wolff: keep regulations stable to strip Mercedes advantage
2019 F1 Season
Posted onThe Mercedes F1 boss has said that any regulatory change will advantage already dominant teams.
Wolff: “It feels surreal to be in an F1 paddock with Niki not alive”
2019 Monaco Grand Prix
Posted onMercedes team principal Toto Wolff recalled his friend and “the most iconic Formula 1 personality” Niki Lauda in an emotional press conference at the Monaco Grand Prix.
Liberty could offer Carey’s F1 CEO role to Mercedes’ Wolff after 2020
2021 F1 season
Posted onMercedes team principal Toto Wolff could become Formula One Group CEO once his contract with Mercedes expires at the end of 2020.
Mercedes will be ‘no walkover’ in F1 prize money debate – Wolff
2018 F1 season
Posted onMercedes won’t give up the extra F1 income it earned through its ‘latching bonus’ without a fight, warns team principal Toto Wolff.
What Perez’s shock decision tells us about Force India’s uncertain future
RacingLines
Posted onWhat – and more importantly who – was really behind last week’s extraordinary turn of events at Force India? Dieter Rencken has the inside story.
Wolff takes over as Fry steps down at Mercedes
2013 F1 season
Posted onFurther management changes at Mercedes will see Nick Fry step down next month and Toto Wolff take over his former responsibilities.
Wolff to join Mercedes but keep Williams stake
2013 F1 season
Posted onWilliams have confirmed executive director Toto Wolff has left the team to join one of its rivals.
Wolff becomes executive director at Williams
2012 F1 season
Posted onToto Wolff has become an executive director at Williams, moving up from his previous position of non-executive director.