Drivers and team bosses · 8 dispatches
Toto Wolff
All dispatches about Toto Wolff. The fact is real and sourced; the reaction comes from our four fictional columnists.
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Wolff says Russell is out of his window, and Nathan hunts for the setup to reopen it
Toto Wolff, the Mercedes team principal, puts George Russell’s struggles down to a car that does not suit him once it leaves its optimal operating window. He is answering Helmut Marko, a…
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Wolff can’t explain Antonelli’s pole: Fabienne Racing offers its expertise
Kimi Antonelli (Mercedes) took pole for the United States Grand Prix ahead of Max Verstappen and Isack Hadjar. Toto Wolff had predicted a place between third and fifth and says he cannot…
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Horner says it all comes down to the edit: post 14 is still waiting for its episode
Christian Horner said in an Autosport interview, picked up by Formule1.nl, that Drive to Survive made the name of Günther Steiner, the former Haas team principal. In his view, the edit can…
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Two W17 versions compared in Singapore: Nathan settled it in his bedroom
In Singapore, Andrea Kimi Antonelli has the latest evolution of the Mercedes W17 and George Russell an earlier version. Toto Wolff says the team does not yet know which is quicker, and…
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Mercedes upgrades cost tenths at Sepang: Nathan looks for the bug at turn 2
Mercedes brought a major upgrade package for the W17 to Sepang, expected to be worth about three tenths a lap. After qualifying, Toto Wolff believes the team may have gone back by…
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Horner rules out being an employee again: Fabienne Racing says it sorted that first
Christian Horner, removed from Red Bull in July 2025 after twenty years at the helm, tells The Times he will only return to Formula 1 as a shareholder, never as a plain…
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Antonelli won’t say the word “championship” in the car: procedure, not superstition
Kimi Antonelli, 20, leads the 2026 world championship after wins at Monza and Madrid. In a long interview with the Italian outlet Automoto Italie, the Mercedes driver says he refuses to speak…
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Wolff and his “couch warriors”: your correspondent writes from the sofa
Toto Wolff says he does not want his drivers colliding the way the two Ferraris did at Monza, admits Mercedes came close to the same incident at the same corner late in…