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Mercedes F1 CEO and team principal Toto Wolff is adamant that George Russell “is not slower” than Andrea Kimi Antonelli, as a “problem” with the W17 is holding him back.

Formula One News / Motorsport / October 27

Toto Wolff reveals how Williams' surprise victory helped him secure Mercedes role

Toto Wolff has revealed how Pastor Maldonado's surprise 2012 Spanish Grand Prix victory led to a revealing conversation with Mercedes executives Mercedes

Formula One News / Motorsport / October 27

George Russell F1 title chances defended by Toto Wolff after Helmut Marko comments

Mercedes team chief Toto Wolff has defended George Russell's Formula 1 title prospects Mercedes Formula 1 team chief Toto Wolff has rejected former Red Bull motorsport adviser Helmut Marko's claim that George Russell will never get another shot at the F1 title.

Formula One News / Motorsport / October 27

Toto Wolff takes blame for George Russell's US GP struggles

Instead of throwing his driver under the bus, the Mercedes boss takes full responsibility for the massive pace deficit on Russell's side of the garage If you looked at the two sides of the Mercedes garage after Sunday's United States Grand Prix, you would assume they were running completely different machinery.

Formula One News / Motorsport / October 27

Toto Wolff dismisses Helmut Marko's Russell theory: "He still has what it takes"

Mercedes chief is adamant George Russell can wipe the slate clean from impending Formula 1 title defeat to Kimi Antonelli Mercedes F1 boss Toto Wolff has dismissed suggestions from former Red Bull advisor Helmut Marko that there's no coming back for George Russell from being beaten to the world title by Kimi Antonelli.

Formula One News / F1 Oversteer / October 26

Toto Wolff reacts to George Russell finishing 54 seconds behind Kimi Antonelli at the US Grand Prix

Kimi Antonelli was out of sight from Mercedes teammate George Russell as he clinched victory in Austin. A dominant drive around the Circuit of the Americas has put Kimi Antonelli within touching distance of becoming Formula 1’s youngest-ever champion.

Formula One News / F1 Oversteer / October 26

Toto Wolff says Ferrari fans will start wearing Kimi Antonelli ‘caps’ when he’s the champion in 2027

Kimi Antonelli is on the verge of becoming Italy’s first Formula 1 world champion since Alberto Ascari in 1953. Antonelli won the US Grand Prix on Sunday to extend his lead over teammate George Russell to 123 points with only 125 still in play.

Formula One News / ESPN / October 26

Russell: P2 in title race 'doesn't mean anything'

George Russell says finishing second in the championship would not mean anything as boss Toto Wolff hit back at suggestions that the British driver may never get another shot at the title.

Formula One News / BBC Sport / October 25

Antonelli delivers 'the race of a champion who isn't the champion yet'

Kimi Antonelli's Austin win was "the best he has delivered", according to Mercedes boss Toto Wolff, even if it wasn't quite enough to give him the title.

Formula One News / ESPN / October 25

Merc boss on Antonelli: 'Race of a champion'

Toto Wolff has labelled Kimi Antonelli's race win at the United States Grand Prix "the race of a champion who isn't a champion yet."

Formula One News / Motorsport / October 25

Toto Wolff reveals what Kimi Antonelli told him in his office before US GP win

Toto Wolff has revealed what Kimi Antonelli told him moments before the United States Grand Prix, with the Mercedes driver showing remarkable composure Talking to Sky Sports F1 after Kimi Antonelli won the United States Grand Prix, Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff revealed what his driver told him before the race.

Formula One News / Motorsport / October 25

Toto Wolff gets brutally honest about spotting F1 talent and why prodigies wash out

Toto Wolff gets brutally honest about spotting F1 talent, why toxic karting kids fail, and Lewis Hamilton's sixth sense When you run a billion-dollar Formula 1 team, your inbox is probably flooded with emails from karting dads swearing their kid is the next Ayrton Senna.

Formula One News / Motorsport / October 25

Toto Wolff reveals he is actively vetting “two or three people” to replace him at Mercedes

Wolff admits his massive operational role will likely be split among two or three current team members Toto Wolff has been the face, the political muscle, and the strategic anchor of Mercedes F1 since 2013, guiding the Brackley squad through an unprecedented era of dominance.

Formula One News / Motorsport / October 23

Toto Wolff’s son walks away from a terrifying go-kart crash, demands to race tomorrow

Jack Wolff, the son of Mercedes boss Toto Wolff, was involved in an eye-opening incident during the IAME Warrior Final If anyone ever doubted whether Jack Wolff inherited the relentless racing spirit of his parents - Mercedes F1 team principal Toto Wolff and F1 Academy Managing Director Susie Wolff - those doubts were completely erased today.

Formula One News / AutoRacing1.com / October 23

Formula 1 News: Wolff admits Mercedes succession plan taking shape

(GMM) Toto Wolff (pictured with Bradley Lord who is likely to replace him) has admitted he is already planning how Mercedes will eventually operate without him at the helm.

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Formula One News / F1 Oversteer / October 23

McLaren would never have become F1 champions without rule change that Toto Wolff opposed

Mercedes chief Toto Wolff has detailed just how important F1’s cost cap has been in levelling out the playing field, hinting that McLaren may have never become world champions again without it.

Formula One News / F1 Oversteer / October 22

Toto Wolff claims Lewis Hamilton's 'genetics' made him so 'unbeatable' at Mercedes

Toto Wolff has claimed that Lewis Hamilton’s ‘genetics’ are what made him so ‘unbeatable’ during his highly successful Mercedes years. The Mercedes dynasty of the 2010s remains the most dominant period ever by a single team in F1 history, even usurping that of Ferrari’s with Michael Schumacher just a decade earlier.

Formula One News / F1 Oversteer / October 22

F1 paddock insiders thought Toto Wolff was just a failed racing driver when he joined Mercedes

Toto Wolff has been on an incredible journey since joining Mercedes in 2013. The partnership of Toto Wolff and Mercedes has won eight Constructors’ Championships and seven Drivers’ Championships.

Formula One News / ESPN / October 22

Horner: Mercedes tried to hire me before Wolff

Christian Horner has revealed he rejected an offer to become Mercedes' Formula 1 team principal in 2012, before the team appointed his future rival Toto Wolff.

Formula One News / F1 Oversteer / October 21

Toto Wolff's 2030 prediction for Kimi Antonelli proves he is even better than anyone expected

Mercedes chief Toto Wolff made a bold prediction about Kimi Antonelli last year. No one has shown more confidence in Kimi Antonelli than Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff, who handed the Italian driver a Formula 1 seat, Lewis Hamilton’s old seat nonetheless, as a teenager.

Formula One News / F1 Oversteer / October 20

Christian Horner shares what ‘surprised’ him about how Toto Wolff tried to sign Max Verstappen

Toto Wolff made his interest in Max Verstappen well known, which came as a surprise to Christian Horner. Wolff’s interest first came about in 2024 as a power struggle within Red Bull led to speculation that Verstappen could leave the team.

Formula One News / F1 Oversteer / October 18

Unheard Kimi Antonelli radio with Peter Bonnington reveals Mercedes found key upgrade fix

Kimi Antonelli continued running Mercedes’ latest package in Singapore to help try and optimise the team’s upgrades. As Formula 1 headed to Sepang, Kimi Antonelli was promised a ‘quantum leap’ in performance with Mercedes expecting their new package to improve their pace by three tenths per lap.

Formula One News / Motorsport / October 16