Toto Wolff stands by Mercedes' strategy gamble: ‘Every day of the week I’d do it again’

Toto Wolff has defended Mercedes’ strategy gamble at the Singapore Grand Prix, declaring the team would repeat it “every day of the week”.
George Russell (GBR) Mercedes AMG F1 W14. Formula 1 World Championship, Rd 16, Singapore Grand Prix, Marina Bay Street
George Russell (GBR) Mercedes AMG F1 W14. Formula 1 World Championship, Rd 16, Singapore…

Running in second and fourth, Mercedes pit 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:George Russell and 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Lewis Hamilton under the Virtual Safety Car for new mediums.

At the time, Russell couldn’t pass 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Carlos Sainz in front, who was d💝eliberately backing off to stop Merc൲edes from reverting to a two-stop strategy.

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Mercedes’ call to pit their d🗹rivers under the VSC loo🐽ked like it was going to be a masterstroke as Russell and Hamilton reeled the top three in.

Russell’s charge was halted by ꦆSainz’s clever tactic to give Norris DRS - ensuring the Mercedes drivers couldn’t get past.

“We tried to win and we didn't,” Wolff said after the race. “The positives are that I love the call from driver and strategy team to say,🃏 'We're going for it'.

“Worst case was second and fifth. Best 🌸case, we win or first and second. And our plaꦚn showed that at times.

“I th💜ink it was the absolute right call, we would have finished P2, P5 - maybe P2, P4, and we wanted to win the race.

“So, we took the ris𒐪k and I would every day of the week do it again."

Lewis Hamilton (GBR) Mercedes AMG F1 W14. Formula 1 World Championship, Rd 16, Singapore Grand Prix, Marina Bay Street
Lewis Hamilton (GBR) Mercedes AMG F1 W14. Formula 1 World Championship, Rd 16, Singapore Grand…

Even thougꦯh Mercedes weren’t able to win, Wolff is takinꦐg plenty of positives from the weekend.

“Overall, I'm happy about the performance,” he added. “I'm happy about how th🌊e ca𒉰r was all weekend, and I think we gave it our best shot.

“I think this is the positive… we've ༺been really strong here, we could have won the raceꦫ.

“We could have finished first and second on merit and that is what 😼we need to take from here and clearly will energise us even more that, on this particular track, we were strong.

“Not everything is wrong. But then you see on the planner, P1 and P2 popping up at times and you t✤hink about '🧔Could have been an unbelievable day' and it's not.

“But I'd rather then fall back on the positives of this weekend and go back home and say 🌠'that was a good one'.”

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