Wolff remains realistic with Mercedes: 'I see the risks'

Toto Wolff has resigned himself to the fact that Red Bull Racing has been a lot better than Mercedes this season. The German formation managed to pick up a Grand Prix victory in Brazil. George Russell was the celebrated man, while Lewis Hamilton was even empty-handed for the entire race year.

For the Austrian team boss, the situation came as a shock. Whereas his team had been steadily competing for the world title since 2014, this year he mainly had to solve the problems it had with the car. In the Beyond The Grid podcast Wolff looks ahead hopefully towards 2023.

"I’m always a half empty glass guy, and I see the risks," he states. "As a matter of fact, if you’re trying to be logical, Red Bull was very dominant throughout the season. It’s going to be very difficult to have a development slope that is steeper than theirs, and also Ferrari – but I believe in the organisation."

Wolff takes a realistic view of new season

Ferrari managed to get a lot of points in the early stages of the season, but over the course of the year Mercedes made up a lot. It even seemed to have a chance of second place in the Constructors' Champions ampionship for a while. However, Ferrari managed to stay ahead of its rival.

"With our learnings, the values in the team, the empowerment and the no blame culture, I think we will be back in a more potent form next year – hopefully winning races on merit and fighting for the championship. But is it a given? Certainly not."