News Details

Wolff: 2019 a ‘difficult year’ for Mercedes

Mercedes paid tribute to Niki Lauda by turning its halos red in Monaco Mercedes Team Principal Toto Wolff says that 2019 was “a difficult year” despite its championship triumphs due to the “overwhelming” significance of the death of Niki Lauda. The Mercedes-AMG F1 Team racked up a sixth consecutive drivers’ and constructors’ championship double, with Lewis Hamilton and Valtteri Bottas making for a one-two in the former standings. However, the year also saw the passing of Lauda, the team’s non-executive chairman since 2013, in May, prompting Wolff to declare that Mercedes had “lost a guiding light”. Speaking in a Mercedes end of season review, Wolff said that the sadness...
Full Story »
6y ago from SpeedCafe.com 0
Share

You May Also Be Interested In...

Toto Wolff 'Thinks of Niki Lauda everyday'

F1 great Niki Lauda sadly passed away earlier in 2019 and Mercedes team...
6y ago from GPBlog.com

Toto Answers Your Questions!

There is no doubt that the loss of Niki Lauda was a challenging time for...
6y ago from TheParcFerme.com

Helmut Marko misses friend Niki Lauda: 'He is simply...

The relationship between Red Bull Racing team advisor Helmut...
6y ago from GPBlog.com

Wolff convinced Mercedes have 'sensational driver...

Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff believes his side have...
6y ago from GPBlog.com

Elsewhere On The Network

Popular On MGPToday.com

Toprak Razgatlioglu: MotoGP's newest superstar

On one fateful day, June 10, 2025, news finally broke that would mark one...

Popular On IndyCarToday.com

Tim Cindric returns to Penske in race strategist role

Team Penske has announced the strategist line-up for its 2026 IndyCar...
19h ago from MotorsportWeek.c...

Popular On TotalWRC.com

Popular On GunnersToday.com

Report: Arteta wants £42m La Liga maestro to end...

Arsenal are keeping tabs on the development of the Villarreal midfielder...
1h ago from CaughtOffside.com

'You have to go on the pitch and deliver' - Arsenal...

Arsenal head coach Mikel Arteta has responded to suggestions that...
3h ago from SportsKeeda.com

Former Liverpool star names key area of game Arsenal's...

Ex-Liverpool midfielder Danny Murphy has urged Arsenal superstar Declan...
3h ago from SportsKeeda.com

'I'm talking with…' – Tottenham transfer...

Tottenham have an interest in signing Bayern Munich winger and former...
5h ago from CaughtOffside.com

Comments

Hottest News

Recent News


2014 GPToday.com
GPToday.com is not responsible for the news headlines and associated descriptions and images it indexes, the content of externally linked sites or the comments & postings of its users.

This website is unofficial and is not associated in any way with the Formula One group of companies. F1, FORMULA ONE, FORMULA 1, FIA FORMULA ONE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP, GRAND PRIX and related marks are trade marks of Formula One Licensing B.V.