Toto Wolff’s Rousing Encouragement for Young Fan Reminds Fans of Lewis Hamilton’s Goosebump-Inducing F1 Beginnings

‘Phone me in nine years’ – these were the golden words that started the butterfly effect which turned the Formula 1 world upside-down for over a decade. After winning the British Karting Championship at the young age of 10, Lewis Hamilton was off to collect influential contacts at the award ceremony that could one day land him the dream of racing at the top of the world.

While growing up, Hamilton wanted to do everything that his idol, Ayrton Senna did, and like any ambitious kid, he decided to do the most sensible thing. After his father pointed to Ron Dennis, the man Ayrton Senna drove for during their glory days, the young sensation already knew that he was the man he had to impress.

As fate would have it, Ron Dennis took an immediate liking to the brave boy who came up to him, telling him to phone up the McLaren boss once the time was right. And before you know it, Lewis Hamilton won his debut Formula 1 season driving for the man who showed him a dream many would scoff at.

Although Hamilton’s run of dominance has come to a startling halt, there was Deja Vu from his fateful encounter with Ron Dennis after Toto Wolff was seen in a video making a similar commitment to a young guest who had come to meet the Mercedes Team Principal!

Mercedes fans are hit with a wave of nostalgia after Toto Wolff channels his inner Ron Dennis

In the post shared by Mercedes on Instagram, Toto Wolff has a wholesome interaction with an aspiring young racer, as the Brackley Boss channels his inner Ron Dennis. Wolff asked the boy, “So you want to be a racing driver one day in Formula 1?” prompting the boy to nod his head with excitement. Wolff commended the young lad on his ambitions, “Very good, when you are a racing driver, you call me okay? and then we discuss whether you want to drive for Mercedes.”

Looking at the young Mercedes fan’s smile, the F1 community couldn’t hold in their love for the Ron Dennis and Lewis Hamilton-esque moment, and after a disappointing Brazilian weekend, the Mercedes fans had something to be proud of! “This is pretty much how the story goes with Lewis Hamilton and Ron Dennis… so it’s not impossible” – The comparison between Hamilton and the young boy began pouring in!

Another user praised Toto Wolff for taking a role similar to Ron Dennis in inspiring future world champions, “Toto channelling his inner Ron Dennis” –  Whilst the McLaren legend brought in 17 World Championships during his time with the Woking-outfit, Toto Wolff is hoping to get back on his run after winning 8 consecutive world titles.

Toto Wolff may have given the boy an additional year to wait, but it was uncanny how similar the moment was to what had happened all those years back. This user pointed to the fact that the boy’s future would be bright seeing how Hamilton had turned out, “That’s exactly what happened with Lewis and look at him now”

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Moments like these are unforgettable. Back then, it was Hamilton who couldn’t shake off what had just happened, and this user aptly thinks the Mercedes fan will do the same, “Ron said this to Lewis, and now Toto’s saying this to that kid he’s gonna rmr this for life”

The entire comments section was flooded with people bringing up the commonalities between the two incidents which happened 28 years apart, with a user commenting, “History repeats itself” – If history were to truly repeat itself, one thing for sure, the young boy has a long way to go before he can successfully be dubbed, Toto Wollf’s very own “Project Hamilton“, as pointed out by another user!

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Whilst the moment filled the hearts of fans with an endearing love for the Mercedes boss and the young fan, it goes to show that it only takes a few encouraging words from a person you idolize to change your life for the better, and we hope this young fan gets an opportunity to race for Mercedes some day!