Rumors surfaced Monday that Toto Wolff allegedly informed George Russell’s management that he had the Mercedes seat for 2022. That puts the Mercedes team boss in an awkward position.
Wolff has a large portfolio
Toto Wolff has a large portfolio. He is not only team boss of the Formula 1 team Mercedes, but also holds shares in Mercedes and Aston Martin. Not the F1 team, but the brand of his friend Lawrence Stroll. In addition, he is CEO of the Mercedes F1 team, closely associated with the juniors in his training and the customers Williams and Mercedes.
So there are a lot of interests that Wolff has to balance, and it seems that Wolff gets a little entangled in his different interests. The big question is how the Austrian will deal with it, because how long can he keep both drivers happy? Both George and Valtteri want clarity as soon as possible after the summer break about where they will go in 2022. When these drivers start to see themselves as teammates, Mercedes becomes a very big problem.
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Rumor: Wolff informs Russell’s management about switching to Mercedes for 2022
The manager of Bottas
The biggest problem for Wolff is only now emerging. The top man has a good relationship with Bottas. When Nico Rosberg left, he contacted Finn and offered him a contract. Wolff relied on Bottas for the entire season, but that now seems to be coming to an end.
Wolff doubts as he did two years ago. Should he give up the driver whose career he is planning in favor of talents from the Mercedes squad? Back then it was an opportunity for Esteban Ocon, but while back then everyone understood the choice for Bottas, public opinion now is more for George Russell.
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Is Russell Preferred?
In this respect, Russell’s good performance puts Wolff in a difficult situation, which will also raise some questions for Wolff himself. Is he involved in a little too many things?
With the rumors from Monday, it looks increasingly likely that Russell will actually get the seat next to Lewis Hamilton at Mercedes in 2022. This pushes Bottas aside, but Wolff may arrange a deal for him with Williams.
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