FORMULA ONE returns this month and Mercedes will be hoping to reclaim their crown.
The last Formula One season ended in controversial circumstances when Max Verstappen took Lewis Hamiltonโs title at the death. Toto Wolff will return to the track this month when the Bahrain Grand Prix starts on March 20. That was when she was named as a development driver for the Williams team, eventually becoming the first woman to participate in a F1 weekend since 1992 when she drove a practice session at the British Grand Prix.
As the team principal for the Mercedes-AMG Petronas Formula One team, Toto Wolff knows he is blessed with a good problem, even if his biggest rival says it is going to cause a "headache." Mercedes has won eight straight F1 team championships, thanks, ...
And that would mean having the two of them buy in into what we then need to be the necessary strategy." However, Wolff also acknowledges that at some point, success is more difficult if the individual drivers don't believe in the team concept. After Hamilton finished behind Red Bull rival Max Verstappen in three consecutive races, Hamilton faced an uphill climb for the drivers' championship. "But with Lewis, he has so bought into the notion of team spirit." And again, I'm going to learn on the job. "Life is not going to be getting easier for him, that's for sure.
Lewis Hamilton may have lost his eighth title in 2021, but Toto Wolff warns his peers well in advance of the targets on their backs.
Click here to download. Download our exclusive app to get 24x7 coverage, latest memes and social media banter. What started with Verstappen having to give up his position in Bahrain, unfurled numerous battles on the track, and more wars off it.