Toto Wolff feels sorry for Ferrari

This scenario of double abandonment, Toto wolff knows him only too well. Go back a little over a year. Nico Rosberg and Lewis Hamilton hang on in the first round in Spain, thus paving the way for the first success in F1 de Max Verstappen.

A bad memory for the boss of Mercedes-Benz Motorsport who can only understand the dismay of the Team Ferrari after the start procedure of the Singapore Grand Prix last Sunday.

“This morning, the objective was to limit the damage and we leave with a victory and a 3^e place. It's huge but, at the same time, I find it hard not to feel sorry for Ferrari. I have experienced the loss of two cars, and I know how painful it is.

After the incident, with Lewis in the lead, the objective was to deliver the best race possible. We didn't have the best car yesterday but today we were able to widen the gap on the Red Bull de Daniel Ricciardo which, on this route, is always a good reference. We were able to increase our lead with different track conditions and different tires. »

Time for instructions?

Now 28 points ahead overall, Lewis Hamilton is more than ever favorite to win a fourth world title and thus equal his rival on the record. Sebastian Vettel. However, the traditional question of team instructions does not arise according to Toto Wolff.

"Lewis' chances of winning the championship are higher than those of Valtteri Bottas. As we have done in the past, we will monitor the situation after each race, but it is certain that if the situation becomes obvious..."

Find the report and analysis of the Singapore Grand Prix, produced by our special correspondents, in AUTO issue 2132hebdo, available now in digital version and from tomorrow on newsstands.