Unyielding Toto
At the beginning of the season Andrea Kimi Antonelli and George Russell often challenged each other on the track, causing more than one concern for Toto Wolff. The Austrian manager found himself in the uncomfortable position of having to talk to his drivers in recent weeks, explaining to them that they will have the opportunity to duel only if the team result is already secure.
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In short, what Wolff wants to avoid is a new bitter duel like the one between Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg, and he said it clearly in the interview with RacingNews365: “I will not allow it. It will never happen again to me or the team; it’s very simple: if a driver were to do something like that, I will send him away.”
The Russell case
Wolff then wanted to reassure Russell, who has suffered an obvious drop in results and various misfortunes in recent weeks: “In Montreal he was leading but then retired. With a win, he would have had a different morale in the following races. Then there was the engine problem and it took a huge amount of time to understand it. And he lost two tenths.
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After that the pressure on him increased, since he had started the world championship as a clear favorite. But if there is anyone able to manage this situation, it is George. We are talking about a tough nut to crack, I am convinced he will turn things around.”
