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IMOLA, ITALY – OCTOBER 30: Lewis Hamilton of Great Britain and Mercedes GP and Mercedes GP Executive Director Toto Wolff walk in the Paddock during previews ahead of the F1 Grand Prix of Emilia Romagna at Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari on October 30, 2020 in Imola, Italy. (Photo by Mark Thompson/Getty Images)
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IMOLA, ITALY – OCTOBER 30: Lewis Hamilton of Great Britain and Mercedes GP and Mercedes GP Executive Director Toto Wolff walk in the Paddock during previews ahead of the F1 Grand Prix of Emilia Romagna at Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari on October 30, 2020 in Imola, Italy. (Photo by Mark Thompson/Getty Images)
What can be more difficult than managing competitive racing drivers? Racing drivers who have all their life’s ambition on the line. Toto and Susie Wolff opened up about this in an interview they gave recently.
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Motorsports’ power couple Susie and Toto Wolff have set themselves apart as stalwarts of the driver management scene. However, in an interview, they recently spilled the beans on what allows them to be good at what they do. When asked, “What’s easier – managing Jack or professional drivers?” Both of them remarked how their son, Jack, was as difficult, if not more, to manage as their respective drivers.
“They are all stubborn,” quipped Wolff. According to Susie Wolff, it is always difficult managing with Jack because of the “constant conversation.” The most important aspect is the inquisitiveness that both Drivers and Jack share.
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Having said that, Toto Wolff has had his fair share of struggles when it comes to intra-team harmony.
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Toto Wolff is arguably one of the most decorated Team Principals in Formula 1 history. However, success comes at a cost. The rivalry between Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg in the early days of the turbo hybrid era has left a bad taste in the mouth for Wolff.
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ABU DHABI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES – NOVEMBER 27: Race winner Lewis Hamilton of Great Britain and Mercedes GP congratulates second place finisher and World Drivers Champion Nico Rosberg of Germany and Mercedes GP on the podium during the Abu Dhabi Formula One Grand Prix at Yas Marina Circuit on November 27, 2016 in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. (Photo by Clive Mason/Getty Images)
Speaking about the rivalry, Wolff explained, “If the debriefing room is full of negativity because the two drivers are hostile with each other then that will spill over into the energy in the room and that is not something I will ever allow again.”
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Even though Mercedes have not had the best of seasons this year, the only man who can bring them back from this relative abyss is Toto Wolff. His partnership with Niki Lauda gave birth to the Mercedes era of domination. Now, it is up to him to step up and bring the glory days back to Brackley.
