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Wolff won't quit until Mercedes ‘winning again'

Sep.15 Toto Wolff has revealed just how close he came to walking away from Formula 1 five years ago. The 53-year-old Austrian told Germany's motorsport-total.com that his original plan was to end his frontline involvement with Mercedes at the close of 2020. 'I really wanted to retire in 2020,' Wolff admitted. 'My original plan was that I wouldn't mess around with racing cars anymore when I was 50, because that's when you're an adult.' At the time, his contract as team boss was expiring and reports suggested a potential move to a supervisory board role at Mercedes. Instead, he opted to remain in charge while also becoming a one-third shareholder in the Brackley-based outfit – a team...
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