Toto Wolff downplays Lewis Hamilton radio telling-off: ‘Something only he would understand’

Toto Wolff has downplayed his public rebuke of Lewis Hamilton over team radio at the Austrian Grand Prix, stating that it was “something that only he would understand”.
Toto Wolff (GER) Mercedes AMG F1 Shareholder and Executive Director in the FIA Press Conference. Formula 1 World
Toto Wolff (GER) Mercedes AMG F1 Shareholder and Executive Director in the FIA Press…

Wolff communicated with Hamilton o💧n two separate occasions during last weekend’s race at the Red Bull Ring.

The second radio soundbite caught the headlines as Wolff appeared to be frustrated with Hamilton’s complaints about track limits and♕ Mercedes’ lack of performance.

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Wolff said during the race to Hamilton: “T♊he car is bad, we know. Please drive it.”

In an interview with Sky Sports on Friday at the British Grand Prix, Wolff was ask🔴ed about his radio intervention, and ex💟plained why it happened. 

“A lot has been said about that comment. I tried to communicate with Lewis on somethin🌊ꦓg that only he would understand. It was between the team and him we knew what it was,” Wolff said.

“I rarely come onꦦ the radio so it wasn’t about telling a seven-time world champi🐠on to not get too distracted, it was something else.”

Hamilton has ye🐈t to sign a contract extension wi𒁏th Mercedes, with contract talks still ongoing.

On Thursday at Silver🐽stone, Hamilton told his adoring fans that he could see himself staying in F1 for th💜e next five years.

(L to R): Lewis Hamilton (GBR) Mercedes AMG F1 celebrates his third position in parc ferme with second placed Fernando
(L to R): Lewis Hamilton (GBR) Mercedes AMG F1 celebrates his third position in parc ferme…

Wolff was asked about Hamilton’s claim, and the German thinks it’s a realistic possibility, citing 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Fernando Alonso’s longevity.

“You can see with Alonso,” he added. “If th꧅at was the case I think Lewis has another four years so that’s not so far away from what he’s said and I have no doubts that he can do that obviously with Mercedes. 

“In this day and age, sports - high performance athletes have founꦿd ways of extending their careers by living a decent life and doing all the right things.”

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