After Ignoring Lewis Hamilton’s Numerous Warnings, Toto Wolff Finally Sets a Deadline to Make Changes to the Infamous W-14

One of the signs of an excellent manager, as taught in business schools, is their ability to adapt and reframe their goals if things don’t go as per plans. Things are certainly not going as per the plans at Mercedes. Not just now, but since last year. However, Toto Wolff & Co’s target has remained that coveted top spot. The one they held for 8 long years. As the going gets tougher, the Austrian manager has refused to budge from his target. Whether that is a sign of a winning mentality or adamancy, only time will tell.

It seems like in this department, Lewis Hamilton is perhaps more practical than Toto is. In a recent interview with Fox Sports, the Briton talked about not being a fan of driving “not great” cars. However, he also spoke about his ability to set ambitious goals for himself and the team to make the best of the situation. Those goals could well be about targeting 3rd or 4th place. Not for Toto, though.

In a recent interview with Motorsport.com, he said, “I don’t want to change the goals yet. I always want to think that we are here to fight for a world championship, even if it doesn’t seem realistic. We are only at the beginning, and I want to keep the team motivated to do the best possible job. There are many innovations in the pipeline. The layout of the car will change at Imola and we will see what this step entails.” [Translated using Google]

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Toto admitted that Red Bull was too far ahead of them. He also believes that Aston Martin and Ferrari are currently in the same boat as his team and it will take a lot to catch up with Max Verstappen and Sergio Perez.

Toto Wolff refuses to call it quits as Mercedes go through turbulent times

As the Silver Arrows continued their bad run from last year, many started questioning Wolff’s abilities to captain the ship. However, in a recent interview, he revealed that he has the top management’s backing. That is perhaps all he needed as he himself has no intentions of leaving his team in the murky waters they find themselves in currently.

He told, “Yes, this is what I do and this is my company. The ‘problem’ is that I can’t leave. I’ve thought of other scenarios, even the possibility of moving to Thailand, of changing my activities, basically of changing my life. But in the end, here I am, I’m in my own company, I’m one of three shareholders and I honestly think I’ve had a great opportunity to be where I am. It is important to remember this especially when there are ups and downs.”

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Perhaps a man like him is exactly what the Brackley-based team needs right now. He may not go by the book, but the book never won him 8 consecutive world championships, anyway.