Wolff on guard: “The fight is far from over”

Director of the best stable in Formula 1 since 2014, Toto wolff knows how to handle political discourse. Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes) despite having widened a gap of 67 points on Sebastian Vettel (Ferrari) in the general classification of Drivers before the United States Grand Prix (October 19-21), the Austrian believes that the game is not yet won.

Indeed, the performances of the Mercedes and Ferraris in the first autumn races were not reflected in the raw results according to Toto Wolff. “While we didn’t have the fastest car during the summer, the performance has turned around recently. At any rate, it’s tighter than it looks in the last Grands Prix », assures the manager of Mercedes Motorsport.

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- Mercedes-AMG F1 (@ MercedesAMGF1) 15th October, 2018

Toto Wolff believes that the Scuderia will not give up, despite the gap of 78 points on the Manufacturers’ side, to the advantage of the Silver Arrows. “Ferrari has a car very strong and they will continue to attack until the last corner in Abu Dhabi (November 23-25).

They have been tough opponents over the last 17 meetings, we have no reason to believe that will change in the next four rounds. Just like us, they will fight fiercely for every point and every place. » With undoubtedly the desire to thwart Mercedes' plans, winner six times in the last seven races thanks to the experience of Lewis Hamilton.

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- Mercedes-AMG F1 (@ MercedesAMGF1) 11th October, 2018

Victorious in Austin (Texas) in the previous four races, Mercedes enters the United States Grand Prix as the logical favorite. “The fight is far from over. We are going to the United States with the same mentality as before. Take things one at a time, concentrate on the work to be done and translating performance and reliability onto the track », analyzes Toto Wolff.