Toto Wolff denies that there’s any correlation between the quite a few incidents involving Max Verstappen in 2021 and his conflict with Lando Norris in Austria.
The Mercedes boss was reacting to Andrea Stella’s declare that yesterday’s incident was because of the truth that the game’s powers that be have been too lenient in the direction of the Dutchman previously.
“When you do not deal with these items truthfully, they’ll come again,” Stella advised Sky Sports activities within the aftermath of yesterday’s race. “They’ve come again at this time as a result of they weren’t addressed correctly previously when there have been some fights with Lewis Hamilton.
“That wanted to be punished in a harsher manner,” he added. “Then, you learn to race in a sure manner, which we are able to take into account honest and sq..”
“I do not assume you’ll be able to take this conclusion,” stated Wolff, when advised of the Italian’s declare. “It has been so lengthy and from our aspect,” he continued. We’re in a special place at this time, and I feel he’s.
“It takes two to tango,” he added. “I have not seen Lando and Max’s race to be trustworthy. I have not seen how all of that happened. I first want to observe it earlier than I’ve an opinion however I would not see that as a giant consequence of 2021 not having been managed effectively to what occurred in 2024. I do not assume they’ve a correlation.”
Though delighted along with his workforce’s win since 2022, Wolff is all too conscious that it was by default and that there’s nonetheless a lot work to be executed… particularly if Mercedes is to tempt Max Verstappen to make the transfer to the Three Pointed Star.
We want two to crash on the entrance to win for the time being,” he stated. “I feel we nonetheless want to take a look at ourselves and say what can we do to have a automobile that makes us in a position to race with these two within the entrance? And do it extra usually.
“It is a second the place we are able to say that we could be a harbour port, a vacation spot for the very best drivers, together with Max,” he added. “However we aren’t there but so I am not even… if I used to be him, I might not be even contemplating such a transfer… but.”
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