The Mercedes had a dominant stint for almost a decade. The turbo hybrid era suited German manufacturers, and the team enjoyed immense success during the course. Mercedes won 8 consecutive WCCs and 7 driver’s championships. But have you ever wondered what the secret is behind these long, successful years? Back in 2020 Hamilton, in an interview with Skysports, once revealed how the universe itself fated the championship-winning chemistry with Toto Wolff.

The 2022 season was a harrowing experience for the Silver Arrows, as the team had a lacklustre performance throughout the year. Moreover, their star driver Lewis Hamilton also had a season to forget as this year the Briton failed to secure a victory. But everything seems to be fine in the Silver Arrows camp and there are no panics in the team. All this is possible because the Brackley-based team has figures like Toto Wolff and Lewis Hamilton.

Toto Wolff and Hamilton are one of the most talked about duos on the F1 grid. It’s been a decade-long partnership that has yielded the team some extravagant years. In 2020, both stars sat with Martin Brundle in an interview with Sky Sports, where Hamilton revealed the astrological reason behind the success of their partnership.

Hamilton said,” Toto’s birthday is just after mine.” Brundle was quick to point out the birthdates of the duo, the 12th of January and the 7th of January. Hamilton further added, “I think that’s probably why we get like that makes it easier both being Capricorn, stubborn. Yeah. Both massively driven and so that’s probably why it works. I would say potentially.”

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Wolff has known the 7x champion for over a decade now. During that time, the Englishman enjoyed immense success with the team. Toto Wolff once explained why, despite being so successful, Hamilton is a divisive figure in the world of F1.

Toto Wolff reveals the reason that made Lewis Hamilton so divisive

Hamilton made a shocking move to shift to Mercedes after clinching his maiden title with McLaren in the year 2008. After moving to the German Manufacturers in 2013, the Briton accumulated many poles and won more races than any other driver. With Mercedes, he won 6 titles, taking his tally of titles to seven. Despite the massive success, Hamilton has attracted a surprising amount of negativity.

Last year ahead of the Mexican Grand Prix, Mercedes’s team principal Toto Wolff revealed the reason that has made Hamilton a divisive figure. According to Wolff, it’s his extravagant personality and misplaced jealousy that has attracted such negativity around him, moreover the Austrian feels that Hamilton’s early life is also a big reason.

Wolff told to MailOnline, ” I think Lewis isn’t regarded as well here as he should be, but for many reasons. He had a lot of success immediately with McLaren, and the story of his earlier life, the financial struggles, the racism he was exposed to, is not something that was ever in the public eye. People didn’t see that.

What they saw was a young man coming into Formula 1 and being successful from the get-go. And because he is also an extravagant person that polarises further. People can’t cope with it.

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The year didn’t go according to the Silver Arrows’ expectations, but with the Mercedes resurgence, do you think Hamilton and Co. can make a stronger comeback next year?