Formula 1: Toto Wolff May ‘Spontaneously’ Decide to Hand Over Mercedes Baton
Toto Wolff
Mercedes has been simple exceptional since the turbo-hybrid era in Formula 1 in 2014 and team principal Toto Wolff has been leading the command undoubtedly. On a recent occasion, Toto Wolff revealed that the decision to step down from his position may come ‘spontaneously.’ But it would not be anytime soon as the Silver Arrows part-owner seeks to be associated with the defending champions for long.
Being one of the three owner of Mercedes Formula 1 team, Toto Wolff has had a huge role to play with the team’s success since the beginning. Also, as a part-third owner he has buried all reports and claims which summoned his association with the team may end after a couple of seasons in 2020.
Toto Wolff on Being Mercedes’ Team Principal
“I reflected for a year if I wanted to continue in this sport, and I took the decision, yes,” Wolff told GPFans Global. “But the decision was not that am I willing to continue to lead this team from an operational standpoint but it was more, do I want to stay involved as a shareholder.
“This means the team becomes me and I become the team long-term and this is the decision I took. We are three equal shareholders, we complement each other, and whatever I do in the team I’m staying in my role as a co-owner. As long as I enjoy the competition and honesty of the stopwatch, I will continue,” he added.
“But I may decide spontaneously that somebody else can carry the baton better, be quicker, more agile, refreshed than me, but not yet.”
With a task set on his hands to lead Mercedes to yet another successive Championship triumph, this could easily be regarded as Wolff’s toughest F1 challenge. But will he be able to succeed in out-thinking rivals Red Bull? Remains to be seen.
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