News about Toto Wolff

Mercedes are reportedly preparing a staggering world record offer to Max Verstappen in a bid to lure the three-time world champion away from Red Bull.  Verstappen's is currently on a £40million-a-year deal with Red Bull, with the Dutchman tied to the team until 2028. There has been speculation over his future after Christian Horner was accused of sexual harassment and controlling behaviour by a female employee. The Red Bull team principal, who has always denied the allegations, was later cleared in an internal inquiry.

HENRY CLARK IN SHANGHAI: Mercedes team boss Toto Wolff believes Red Bull's ongoing dominance in the sport will not be the only factor that decides Max Verstappen's future - and hinted that there remains a chance the Dutchman could still consider joining Mercedes, despite their ongoing struggles. Verstappen claimed an emphatic victory at Sunday's Chinese Grand Prix to extend his lead in the championship to 25 points and remains under contract with Red Bull until 2028. There was speculation, though, over his future in the wake of allegations of misconduct against Red Bull team principal Christian Horner. 

Both Lewis Hamilton and Toto Wolff has said there was 'something to come' from Mercedes after another disappointing outing at the Chinese GP. Hamilton started 18th on the grid after qualifying, and rose to finish ninth in the race, which was won by Red Bull's Max Verstappen.  After the race, he said: 'I'm grateful to get into the points. I didn't expect a lot more this weekend.'

Toto Wolff admitted that the right call was made to U-turn a deleted lap time and give Lando Norris pole position for Saturday's Sprint Race in Shanghai. The McLaren driver conquered the treacherous conditions in China to claim pole for the first Sprint Race of the season, just ahead of Lewis Hamilton. Norris' pole-setting time was initially wiped from the timesheets after he was adjudged to have exceeded track limits, but stewards quickly reversed their decision because the Brit hit some gravel, which slowed him down.

The Silver Arrows chief has a blockbuster decision to make in coming months with Hamilton, who has been with Mercedes since 2013, moving to Ferrari for 2025. Carlos Sainz, the man who he will replace and winner of this season's Australian GP, is an obvious candidate to go the other way and take Hamilton's seat. Max Verstappen would be the top choice in the event he departs Red Bull, while Fernando Alonso ate breakfast with Wolff in February, sparking the rumour mill. Sebastian Vettel's name has also come up as he is an uncontracted four-time world champion.

HENRY CLARK IN SUZUKA: It's the wish that kills you. Lewis Hamilton managed to muster an expression that had the vaguest semblance of a smile after determining that his Mercedes was the best it had been for three years. After practice on Thursday, the 39-year-old was not getting carried away when he made that conclusion. Hamilton made it abundantly clear that he still understood the limitations of his car. Let's not forget that two weeks ago Hamilton said this was a car that "messes with the mind."

When seven-time World Champion Lewis Hamilton announced that he would leave Ferrari in 2025, Mercedes was met with a complete curveball at the start of this year's Formula One calendar. Since then, rumors have circulated about who Mercedes might bring in to fill such large boots. Despite many people's selection of Lando Norris, Alex Albon, and Carlos Sainz as the front-runners to fill the void left by Sir Lewis Hamilton, many have selected Lando Norris, Alex Albon, and Carlos Sainz as the front-runners to fill the void left by Sir Lewis Hamilton.

Suzuka is home to the fourth race of the Formula One season, and Mercedes chief Toto Wolff will be present, despite planning to miss it. His drivers, Lewis Hamilton and George Russell , will be eager to try and rescue Mercedes' season before it goes completely haywire - and could now be the time to strike? After a brake breakdown, Max Verstappen's nine-race winning streak was ended at the Australian GP, giving Ferrari's Carlos Sainz a chance to claim the top prize.

BEN NAGLE: Exclusive insideroutation: There is one man in Formula One's so-called 'Drive to Survive' that stands out as the sport's face. It's not seven-time world champion Lewis Hamilton or rising star Lando Norris with his legions of social media followers. And it's not just Max Verstappen, the Red Bull icon who can't go more than a fortnight without winning a race. Rather, it's Guenther Steiner, the former team principal of the Haas F1 team, whose zealous, vivacious personality made him the surprise star of the immensely popular Netflix docuseries.

HENRY CLARK IN SUZUKA: Sebastian Vettel's replacement Lewis Hamilton at Mercedes next season isn't out, according to Toto Wolff, the four-time world champion is'someone you can never forget.' In recent interviews, Vettel walked away from the sport after 15 years in the cockpit, but he has opened the door to a surprise return to the track in 2022. Following Hamilton's surprise departure from Ferrari after Sebastian's surprise departure, the German, 36, said he had been speaking with Wolff, who is looking for a driver to partner George Russell at Mercedes for the 2025 season.

POLE POSITION JONATHAN McEVOY: His former PA is back in the Red Bull fold, which is a twist in the Christian Horner story. Since the fallout that has seen a female employee of his suspended from his job, I am told she is organising her diary. Nicole Carling, who has been contacted by journalists to ask if she wanted to talk about Horner, is acting as a 'internal assistant,' with her email sign-off. It would appear that Horner's denial of allegations would derail rumors that she was going to air complaints about any maltreatment.

Toto Wolff's plans to miss the Japanese Grand Prix this weekend have reportedly been postponed by Mercedes. According to reports last month, the 52-year-old's plans to be absent in Suzuka had been initiated before the season began and were unrelated to the team's results. Wolff would have been able to be on the intercom virtually throughout the Suzuka Circuit's season, with additional responsibilities to be divided among senior members of the Brackley team.

Toto Wolff has provided more insight into who the Silver Arrows are lining up to replace George Russell on the team after the season's end, with Carlos Sainz among those considered. Hamilton will join Ferrari at the end of this season, bringing an end to his 11-year tenure with the team. During that time, he captured six world championships, adding to his first crown victory with McLaren to tie level with Michael Schumacher at the pinnacle of the sport.

Lewis Hamilton, who was off to his 18-season debut, was announced on lap 17, while teammate George Russell was seventh when he crashed out. Wolff, a Monaco native, will be on the intercom remotely throughout Japan's race weekend, with his duties at the circuit divided into two senior members of the Brackley team.

JONATHAN MCEVOY: Call the town crier!Ring the bells! Max Verstappen did not finish the Australian Grand Prix because his brakes were on fire. Many of the more than 132,105 sun-soaked followers applauded at the massive grandstand. Verstappen, a pole-man and triple world champion, will presumably defend his title this year, and he's four points above Ferrari's Charles Leclerc, this in Melbourne a step forward in his high road to greater heights.

After Toto Wolff said he'd 'love' to have the three-time world champion at his team, Max Verstappen hasn't ruled out driving for Mercedes in the future. Since the Christian Horner's'sex texts' scandal rocked Formula One, the Dutchman's future with Red Bull has been put into question. Lewis Hamilton's move to Ferrari in 2025 opens the door to a seat at Mercedes, and Wolff said 'there is no team that wouldn't do handstands to have him in the car.'

After news broke that Horner might have forced Adrian Newey out, Mercedes chief technical officer Adrian Newey revealed that he was open to a transfer for Red Bull's legendary chief technical officer Adrian Newey. Horner has been embroiled in a controversy following allegations of 'inappropriate conduct' by a female employee ahead of the 2024 season, despite an internal probe that found him.

After Toto Wolff's announcement for the first time, it seems that it will be a matter of when, not if, Max Verstappen joins Mercedes: 'I would love to have him here.' This is the extraordinary peak of another turbulent weekend in the Red Bull scandal that is ripping the team apart.

Toto Wolff has said that leaving Red Bull would be a'set back' for the racing team, but that if Helmut Marko were to leave the team, it would be a'set back,' for the racing team, but that he would be open for the motorsport advisor to join Mercedes. Marko said on Friday that he could be suspended for a number of media leaks relating to the suspected text bug that has engulfed Christian Horner in the last week. Since being accused of 'coerce conduct' against a female colleague, the Red Bull team Principal had been found not guilty by an independent inquiry launched by his team's parent company Red Bull GmbH.

Helmut Marko, a Red Bull advisor, has admitted that he may be suspended while an investigation into various media leaks in the Christian Horner text scandal is ongoing. Horner has been involved in a roiling storm that engulfed the sport after being found not guilty of misconduct by an independent probe launched by his team's parent company Red Bull GmbH. A series of leaked texts and photographs alleged to have been sent by Horner to the female employee concerned was circulated less than 24 hours after the decision was published and launched the first race weekend of the season in Bahrain.

As Red Bull's Max Verstappen and Sergio Perez claimed a dramatic one-two victory to briefly bring the spotlight off the leaked texts, the beleaguered F1 boss and his Spice Girl wife put on a display of unity over the weekend. Following an internal probe, Red Bull principal Horner was found not inappropriate toward a female colleague last week, but flirtateous messages between the two teams were apparently exchanged within 24 hours. Horner's leaking of messages reveals that she sent her suggestive texts and intimate photographs, which were supposed to be the key evidence in her Red Bull GmbH lawsuit. But Halliwell has stood by her husband and kissed him in front of the cameras in Bahrain despite the bombshell leak. Horner is seen placing his hand on his wife's waist as they watch Red Bull's festivity.

According to reports, FIA president Mohammed Ben Sulayem is under scrutiny for reportedly attempting to intervene in a race result at last year's Saudi Arabia Grand Prix. The allegation was made in a paper submitted by a company compliance officer to the FIA's ethics committee, and has since been seen by the BBC. Ben Sulayem and the FIA haven't responded to calls from the BBC for a comment on the facts surrounding the alletion.

JONATHAN McEVOY IN BAHRAIN: Max Verstappen and his father Jos sat down for dinner in Dubai last night, with plenty to chew about. In Max's case, the pair travelled from Bahrain to Saudi Arabia, where they would face the blockbuster that refuses to die in Formula One's grizzest soap opera, a blockbuster that refuses to die. Christian Horner, the Red Bull team principal who sent provocative text messages to a female coworker, is at the center of the story. Verstappen Snr wants the 50-year-old Englishman to be gone, something he said in public for the first time in these pages yesterday.

JONATHAN MCEVOY IN BAHRAIN: Toto Wolff, Mercedes' chairman, has stoked the controversy surrounding Christian Horner's future by urging Formula One's governing body to'set the compass correctly.' After charges of 'coercive conduct' against a female coworker last week, Horner was cleared in an internal Red Bull study. Photographs of what seemed to be sexually suggestive WhatsApp messages to the complainant emerged in an anonymous email sent to 149 people in the industry, showing what seemed to be sexually suggestive WhatsApp messages to the complainant.