Toto Wolff armors up at Mercedes wall: his announcement
One of the most successful partnerships in history is renewed.
Toto Wolff and Mercedes relaunch. The Austrian manager, team principal of the Brackley-based stable’s years of dominance, is also its è shareholder. Despite this, he does not intend to give up his executive role on the track and guidance from the pit wall to Lewis Hamilton and George Russell. He himself, in fact, has made official his own extension in the role that has made him one of the best-known faces in contemporary Formula 1.
Durerà thus at least three more years, that is, until the end of the 2026 Formula 1 season, Toto Wolff's experience as team principal of Mercedes. He made the decision himself, after a sit-in with the other owners of the team–Jim Ratcliffe and Ola Kallenius. "The three of us decided, and we told each other that we want to continue like this,", the Viennese executive explained to the British newspaper 'The Telegraph'.
"There has never been in Mercedes a performance-related clause in my contract,” Wolff added. “We trust each other, as shareholders we are always on the same page. And that will not change in the future either, whether I am committed an executive role or when I have to take on another type of commitment. Right now, però I feel great doing what I do".