The Formula 1 paddock said farewell to four-times world champion Sebastian Vettel with tributes throughout the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix weekend including a lap of the circuit on foot.
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Mercedes’ rivals ‘surprised to see them so far behind in qualifying’
2022 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix
Posted onMax Verstappen and Carlos Sainz Jnr were surprised how far off the pace Mercedes were in qualifying for tomorrow’s Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.
Mercedes open to hiring Schumacher as Ferrari ‘do not have a seat for him’
2022 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix
Posted onMercedes team principal Toto Wolff says his team can “look after” Mick Schumacher if he wants a place within the team.
A race win would ‘prove’ Mercedes are back in the fight at the front – Wolff
2022 F1 season
Posted onAchieving a race victory before the end of the 2022 season would ‘prove’ that Mercedes were back in the fight at the front, says team principal Toto Wolff.
F1 teams in discussions to add second factory shutdown during winter
2023 F1 season
Posted onFormula 1 teams are working on introducing a winter shutdown for factories similar to the current summer shutdown period
Penalty and “reputational damage” will deter others from breaching cap – Wolff
2022 Mexican Grand Prix
Posted onMercedes team principal Toto Wolff does not believe teams will be tempted to exceed F1’s budget cap to gain an advantage due to the “reputational damage” caused by being in breach.
Mercedes in discussions with FIA over front wing upgrade it will not race
2022 United States Grand Prix
Posted onMercedes is in discussions with the FIA over a front wing upgrade it brought for the United States Grand Prix but will not use in today’s race.
Wolff suspects ‘another Lewis title’ will happen before Russell gets one
2022 Japanese Grand Prix
Posted onMercedes team principal Toto Wolff suspects Lewis Hamilton will claim a record-breaking eighth Formula 1 title before his team mate wins one of his own.
Mercedes discover how to bring “a big chunk of performance” to 2023 car
2022 Singapore Grand Prix
Posted onMercedes team principal Toto Wolff says the team has identified how to gain a significant amount of the performance which is missing from its 2022 car.
One Formula 1 team was “massively over” the budget cap in 2021 – Wolff
2022 Singapore Grand Prix
Posted onOne Formula 1 team was “massively over” the budget cap when it was introduced last year, according to Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff.
‘Niki would have taken his hat off’ for De Vries’ Italian GP debut – Wolff
2022 Italian Grand Prix
Posted onThree-times Formula 1 world champion Niki Lauda would have doffed his trademark cap in honour of Nyck de Vries’ debut performance last weekend, Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff has said.
“Big question marks” remain over policing of Formula 1’s budget cap – Ferrari
2022 Belgian Grand Prix
Posted onFerrari team principal Mattia Binotto expressed concerns over F1’s cost cap following rumours Red Bull will introduce a lighter chassis, which the team denied.
Mercedes’s 2023 F1 car concept ‘needs to be decided in the next weeks’ – Wolff
2023 F1 season
Posted onMercedes’ decision on what direction to take with major parts of its 2023 Formula 1 car need to come “in the next weeks” says Toto Wolff
Single problem may explain why Mercedes are “getting it wrong” with car – Wolff
2022 Belgian Grand Prix
Posted onMercedes team principal Toto Wolff says their huge performance swings in last weekend’s Belgian Grand Prix show they are suffering “non-correlation” between design and reality with their 2022 car.
Wolff laments Mercedes’ “worst qualifying session” since he joined them
2022 Belgian Grand Prix
Posted onMercedes team principal Toto Wolff said their qualifying performance at Spa was the worst he’d experienced during his time with them.
Mercedes ‘not close enough to Ferrari and Red Bull to really fight them yet’ – Wolff
2022 F1 season
Posted onMercedes team principal Toto Wolff is not convinced the team’s strong performance in recent races shows they are on the cusp of fighting for wins.
Hamilton and Russell ‘out-performing a car that’s not good enough’ – Wolff
2022 French Grand Prix
Posted onMercedes team principal Toto Wolff said his drivers are out-performing their car after they scored their first double podium finish of the season in France.
Paddock Diary: 2022 Austrian Grand Prix
2022 Austrian Grand Prix
Posted onFormula 1 teams responded to reports some fans had suffered harassment and abuse at the Austrian Grand Prix by inviting them into the paddock.
Mercedes don’t want new F1 power unit debate “dragging out” beyond summer
2022 F1 Season
Posted onMercedes team principal Toto Wolff is pushing for details of Formula 1’s new power unit rules to be confirmed soon.
Wolff condemns rivals for ‘disingenuous’ and ‘pitiful’ response to porpoising safety concerns
2022 Canadian Grand Prix
Posted onMercedes team principal Toto Wolff said Red Bull driver Sergio Perez’s comments prove porpoising is not only a safety concern for his team.