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Mercedes decides which driver will take major F1 downgrade at Singapore GP

Mercedes decides which driver will take major F1 downgrade at Singapore GP

After Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff recently confirmed that the team would run a drastic split-specification comparison test to troubleshoot their troubled aerodynamic updates, the exact garage assignments remained a complete mystery. Now, with the paddock setting up for the highly anticipated Singapore Grand Prix sprint weekend, Mercedes has officially defined its strategy. The split ... Keep reading

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Oct 8, 2026 · byMotorsport.com
Mercedes is considering a step backwards ahead of the Singapore GP

Mercedes is considering a step backwards ahead of the Singapore GP

When Formula 1 teams bring massive aerodynamic packages to the grid, the expectation is some level of quantifiable improvement. But for Mercedes, their heavily hyped updates at the relocated Bahrain Grand Prix in Malaysia completely backfired, leaving the team baffled by their sudden drop in pace. Now, rather than blindly committing to the new parts, team principal Toto Wolff is forcing his ... Keep reading

MalaysiaMarele Premiu al BahrainuluiMercedes
Oct 8, 2026 · byMotorsport.com
Toto Wolff confirms George Russell engine penalty for Singapore GP: "Particularly frustrating"

Toto Wolff confirms George Russell engine penalty for Singapore GP: "Particularly frustrating"

Toto Wolff has confirmed George Russell will indeed be taking an engine penalty for the Singapore Grand Prix this weekend. This means the Briton will be starting Sunday's race from the very back of the grid after he was forced to retire on lap 50 of last weekend's Bahrain Grand Prix. With his fourth power unit of the season giving up at the end of the race in Malaysia, Russell now faces a ... Keep reading

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Oct 7, 2026 · byMotorsport.com
Why Toto Wolff’s $102,000 IWC watch can survive almost anything

Why Toto Wolff’s $102,000 IWC watch can survive almost anything

Toto Wolff has built up quite the reputation. He's a commanding character who oozes respect, class and swagger, and has a proven history in finance and the business of motorsport. But when he's sat in the Mercedes garage, his passion for the championship can be overwhelming with him being seen slamming his headphones to the desk on multiple occasions and even breaking a computer monitor on ... Keep reading

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Oct 4, 2026 · byMotorsport.com
Toto Wolff "massively annoyed" after George Russell Bahrain GP retirement: "Not in a happy place"

Toto Wolff "massively annoyed" after George Russell Bahrain GP retirement: "Not in a happy place"

Mercedes Formula 1 team principal Toto Wolff says he has been left "massively annoyed and not in a happy place" following a chaotic Bahrain Grand Prix in Malaysia that ended with a late power unit failure for George Russell. After starting from third and seventh, Kimi Antonelli and Russell made? incredible starts to take first and second, capitalising on polesitter Max Verstappen and ... Keep reading

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Oct 4, 2026 · byMotorsport.com
Toto Wolff: "Something else is going on" after Bahrain qualifying troubles

Toto Wolff: "Something else is going on" after Bahrain qualifying troubles

Mercedes brought a substantial upgrade package to Sepang for the 2026 Bahrain Grand Prix, and pace was supposed to be strong for the Silver Arrows. Kimi Antonelli teased something special after he topped FP3, but qualifying proved to be difficult. Toto Wolff believes there is "something else is going on" that is hindering his team's pace. Championship leader Antonelli qualified on the second ... Keep reading

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Oct 3, 2026 · byMotorsport.com
Mercedes braced for tougher strategy calls as George Russell closes on Kimi Antonelli

Mercedes braced for tougher strategy calls as George Russell closes on Kimi Antonelli

Mercedes will have to thread the needle keeping its strategy calls fair to both drivers amid George Russell's title resurgence, team boss Toto Wolff has acknowledged. After having to adapt his driving style to the new cars for 2026, Russell has been edging back towards his best form in recent races, accentuated by a dominant pole-to-flag victory in Baku. His win cut team-mate Kimi ... Keep reading

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Sep 30, 2026 · byMotorsport.com
Otmar Szafnauer praises Toto Wolff after Kimi Antonelli gamble pays off

Otmar Szafnauer praises Toto Wolff after Kimi Antonelli gamble pays off

Former Alpine team principal Otmar Szafnauer says Mercedes boss Toto Wolff deserves credit for taking a gamble on Kimi Antonelli. After seven-time champion Lewis Hamilton decided to part ways with Mercedes to join Ferrari in 2025, the Brackley outfit was faced with deciding between signing another experienced driver and putting its support behind an up-and-comer. When Wolff opted to ... Keep reading

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Sep 19, 2026 · byMotorsport.com
How Kimi Antonelli's luxury problem is causing Toto Wolff and Mercedes grey hairs

How Kimi Antonelli's luxury problem is causing Toto Wolff and Mercedes grey hairs

For better or for worse, there seems to be no slowing down Kimi Antonelli. Just ask Pete Bonnington, who channelled his inner schoolteacher in Madrid as he relentlessly had to remind the 20-year-old Italian to pay attention to track limits. Having benefited from an earlier virtual safety car on a circuit where overtaking proved impossible, all Antonelli had to do was to keep it clean until ... Keep reading

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Sep 18, 2026 · byMotorsport.com
Mercedes: 2027 development “started a while ago” as F1 2026 domination continues

Mercedes: 2027 development “started a while ago” as F1 2026 domination continues

Mercedes now sits 145 points clear of its nearest rivals in the 2026 Formula 1 constructors’ standings, which team boss Toto Wolff describes as a “nice buffer” that means it can pivot its focus to development for 2027. After a torrid time in F1’s ground effect era, the Silver Arrows have dominated the 2026 regulations so far, with a lead over Ferrari in the constructors’ standings and ... Keep reading

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Sep 17, 2026 · byMotorsport.com
Mercedes open to F1 ADUO rethink amid Fernando Alonso talks with FIA president

Mercedes open to F1 ADUO rethink amid Fernando Alonso talks with FIA president

Mercedes Formula 1 chief Toto Wolff acknowledged Honda "needs more" help to become competitive as Aston Martin's engine partner, amid conversations between Fernando Alonso and Mohammed Ben Sulayem. Aston Martin's new engine partner has struggled for competitiveness with the new regulations. The Japanese marque performed a late U-turn on its decision to walk away from F1, having to assemble a ... Keep reading

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Sep 17, 2026 · byMotorsport.com
Bruising F1 2026 will not be the end for George Russell - Toto Wolff

Bruising F1 2026 will not be the end for George Russell - Toto Wolff

Toto Wolff is confident that George Russell can overcome a bruising 2026 Formula 1 campaign and still become world champion in the future. The Mercedes driver is second and 81 points behind his dominant team-mate Kimi Antonelli with just nine rounds remaining, meaning a maiden crown for the 20-year-old is a matter of time. It comes despite Russell entering 2026 as the heavy title favourite ... Keep reading

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Sep 16, 2026 · byAutosport
Mercedes thought it had pole position until Lando Norris came along

Mercedes thought it had pole position until Lando Norris came along

Mercedes Formula 1 team principal Toto Wolff briefly believed Kimi Antonelli had taken pole position for the Spanish Grand Prix – until Lando Norris snatched it away. Antonelli markedly improved on his initial 1m32.140s on his second Q3 run at the new Madring track, setting a 1m31.835s and outpacing all his rivals by at least 0.178s. All, but one. Norris, whose first effort was a ... Keep reading

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Sep 13, 2026 · byMotorsport.com
Formula One 2026: Spanish Grand Prix qualifying at the Madring – live

Formula One 2026: Spanish Grand Prix qualifying at the Madring – live

F1 qualifying to begin at 3pm BST in Madrid (4pm local) Welcome to the Madring | And follow us over on TikTok Kimi Antonelli does not need luck. Last year his promotion to the second seat at Mercedes looked premature and he was exposed on occasion, but he thoroughly absorbed every lesson and is a deserved leader of the title race. But fortune has favoured him too, whether indirectly – such as the catalogue of agonies suffered by his teammate George Russell, who would otherwise be far closer in the standings than 66 points – or directly, as was the case with a red flag and a virtual safety car in last Sunday’s Italian Grand Prix, which enabled him to turn 19th place on the grid into a win. Antonelli does not hesitate to credit Toto Wolff and the rest of the Mercedes team, not just for producing the car. The biggest decision was promoting an 18-year-old into the seat for last season, but even in smaller ones they have been vindicated, such as choosing Monza, with its openings for overtaking, as the venue for Antonelli to take the penalties for utilising new power unit components. Russell observed the Madring was set to be an even sterner test than Monaco. “I would put this as a circuit that has less margin, purely because of the speed,” he said. “In Monaco the walls are closer but because you’re going slower – if you make a mistake you’re not into the wall as quickly, and you can recover it sometimes. It’s more lock-up. Here, there’s less margin.” The issue, explained Russell, was that the fast corners were combined with the angles of the barriers on exit. “You see at this barrier, it’s kind of like coming back on to the track,” he said, indicating where the smoking wreckage of Inthraphuvasak’s car was sitting. “So if you are to go wide and hit the wall, you’re not hitting it at the same angle as the car is going. The car is going towards the wall but the wall is sort of coming in.” Lewis Hamilton crashed his Ferrari in final practice for the ⁠Spanish Grand Prix at Madrid’s new Formula One circuit on Saturday, bringing the ⁠session to a ⁠halt ​with just over half an hour remaining. The seven-times world champion locked up and went ⁠into the barriers at the final corner. He managed to reverse out and tried to get ⁠the damaged Ferrari back to the Madring pitlane, virtually ​a whole lap, while ‌ignoring team instructions ‌to stop. Continue reading...

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Sep 12, 2026 · byThe Guardian
Why Wolff compared Antonelli to an “AI agent" after Italian GP win

Why Wolff compared Antonelli to an “AI agent" after Italian GP win

Mercedes boss Toto Wolff admits that even he has been surprised by the rapid growth shown by Kimi Antonelli over the course of the 2026 Formula 1 season, likening him to an "AI agent" that is always improving. The 20-year-old Italian is in just his second F1 season after being fast-tracked to the top tier as a replacement for Lewis Hamilton when he left the Silver Arrows ahead of the 2025 ... Keep reading

Kimi AntonelliLewis HamiltonMercedes
Sep 8, 2026 · byAutosport