Do you recall how Helmut Marko recently tried taking credit for giving Niki Lauda hints about Lewis Hamilton being available back in the day? Toto Wolff is nothing like his fellow countryman. Wolff gives credit whenever it is due. As Mercedes starts the revival phase, Toto Wolff recently won over the fans with his sportsman-like statement on Max Verstappen and Co. What did Toto Wolff say?

Red Bull has been the class of the field this season. Their domination is unmatched and if there are no reliability issues, they can very well run away with all 22 race wins. Mercedes, who was expected to catch the Red Bulls up this season, has finally started making up ground with the new upgrade package. Lewis Hamilton was in the run to qualify P2 for the Spanish GP, with the gap between P2 -P6 only being 2 tenths. Nevertheless, the Briton feels comfortable in the car and suggested that he will give it his all and try to win the race. 

It really is impressive how Red Bull has managed to build such an impressive car despite having aerodynamic penalties. Toto Wolff recently came out to praise Max Verstappen and Co. as he showed his class. Wolff suggests that this season, the Dutchman is altogether in a different league and looks untouchable. The Austrian added that the Red Bull is here on merit and that both their car and driver are performing at the absolute top level. 

According to racefans.net, Toto Wolff said, “I think Verstappen is just on a different level. It pisses me off to say that but that is the reality. There is a meritocracy, they’ve [Red Bull] just done the best job, the driver’s driving excellent and they are just far away. And that is something which only we have in our hands to get under control.”

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Fans were pleased with how Toto Wolff showed his respect toward the Red Bull and Max Verstappen. It is not every day you see Team Principal appreciate another team doing a better job than them. Wolff also suggested that it is up to Mercedes now to catch the Milton Keynes-based team. Let’s see what fans had to say. 

Fans react to Toto Wolff praising Max Verstappen and Co. 

Fans took to Twitter as Toto Wolff won their heart by appreciating Max Verstappen and Co. Some fans explained how Toto Wolff showed his class by praising competitors. He earned many fans’ respect as he accepted the fact that Red Bull is superior and that it is up to his team to move forward. Let’s see how the fans reacted on Twitter. 

Many fans explained how Helmut Marko and Christian Horner could never accept another team doing a better job than them, let alone praise them for it.

Some fans asked for Mercedes fans to be as humble as Toto Wolff is and accept that Red Bull has done a better job this year on the basis of merit without any trickery.

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