Wolff: “We had to make a rational decision”

Toto wolff was discreet like the whole team Mercedes at the end of the Russian GP in Sochi. The star-studded team had just scored a double, but the team instructions passed for advantage Lewis Hamilton at the expense of Valtteri Bottas is going badly while the Briton is already dominating the championship.

“It’s weird. We increase our lead with this double, but the one who deserved to win the race did not win”, recognized the executive director of Mercedes Motorsport on Canal+.

“We all feel this disappointment because we are competitors. We set the strategy for Valtteri, but we made a mistake with Lewis coming out behind Sebastian and he ended up with blistering on the tire while attacking. We were afraid that he would finish 3rd and we had to make a rational decision, even if I don't like this choice., added the Austrian.

Lewis Hamilton is now 50 points ahead of Sebastian Vettel 5 races from the end of the season, but Valtteri Bottas is only 3 units ahead of Kimi Räikkönen (Ferrari).

Discover the analysis of the Russian GP carried out by our special correspondents in issue 2185 of AUTOhebdo, available from Monday evening in digital version on all platforms, and from this Wednesday on newsstands.