The 2026 F1 Hungarian GP was a tough weekend for Mercedes, with Team Principal Toto Wolff admitting that the team “should have done better”. Championship leader Kimi Antonelli, who started the race in P7, had a strong drive and clinched the final podium spot in P3. Meanwhile, George Russell had to recover from a dreadful…
Toto Wolff and Red Bull Team Principal Laurent Mekies both acknowledged that Mercedes holds the most powerful power unit in F1 after the 2026 F1 Belgian GP. The admission arrived at a significant moment, with the second ADUO monitoring period set to close at the Hungarian GP this weekend. Wolff made the admission while addressing…
Following Kimi Antonelli’s sixth win of the 2026 F1 campaign at the Belgian GP on Sunday, Mercedes Team Principal Toto Wolff shared his thoughts on the change in the Italian’s mentality since last season and whether his W17 was battling any underlying issues while chasing and overtaking Charles Leclerc’s Ferrari in the second stint of…
Toto Wolff has discussed the issues George Russell was up against throughout the 2026 F1 Belgian GP weekend as the Brit lost valuable points in the Drivers’ Championship to his Mercedes teammate and the Ferraris. Throughout the weekend, a deployment issue in the final sector was costing him around 0.250s. While this would not have…
Toto Wolff reflected on a bittersweet afternoon for Mercedes at the 2026 F1 British GP, where George Russell claimed second place while Kimi Antonelli dropped to P15 after a front wheel shield failure forced two additional pit stops and a five-second time penalty. Speaking after the race at Silverstone, the Mercedes Team Principal addressed Russell’s…
Toto Wolff didn’t think Kimi Antonelli would have chased Charles Leclerc in F1 British GP, as he adds on the unfortunate misery that hit him. It was going on programme for Mercedes in 2026 F1 British GP, at least on the side of Antonelli. The team delayed his pit stop and decided to use the…
Fred Vasseur feels it is ironic from Toto Wolff to question about Ferrari’s Cost Cap spending, after the Mercedes F1 chief raised surprise. Following the Austrian GP, Mercedes F1 chief Wolff put out a surprise note regarding the string of upgrades that Ferrari has managed since the start of 2026 season. It is not just…
Mercedes Team Principal Toto Wolff gave some words of encouragement over the radio to George Russell during qualifying at the 2026 F1 Austrian GP — “Just drive.” Russell went on to score pole position and win his second race of the season. Now, Russell sits P2 in the World Drivers’ Championship, 40 points behind teammate…
Mercedes F1 Team Principal Toto Wolff has expressed surprise at Ferrari’s relentless development rate, questioning how the Scuderia continues to introduce major upgrades while operating under Formula 1’s cost cap. Speaking after the F1 Austrian Grand Prix, Wolff confirmed that Mercedes’ fresh power units did not include a performance upgrade and revealed that the team…
Mercedes F1 Team Principal Toto Wolff said Max Verstappen’s podium at the 2026 Austrian GP came as no surprise. He insisted that the result at the Red Bull Ring was never about the car and always about the driver. George Russell won the eighth round of the 2026 F1 World Championship at Spielberg on Sunday….
