Toto Wolff on Lewis Hamilton restart: 'It can't be called a mistake'

Mercedes' Team Principal Toto Wolff could be the most stressed on the grid this evening after Lewis Hamilton fell from P2 to last place at the restart due to a brake balance incident. In addition to this, Valtteri Bottas struggled all race and finished in P12, resulting in zero points scored for Mercedes this weekend in Baku.

Speaking to Sky Sports he explained that the issue was caused by a switch on the steering wheel. However, Wolff insisted that it was just a piece of bad luck more than anything, exclaiming that: "It can't be called a mistake.

Adding that, "I think it was more a simple finger problem," rather than the smoking brakes visible before the restart.

Wolff also went on to explain that the competitiveness of the car hasn't been on show in Monaco and now in Baku and puts it down to some underlying issues.

When asked about Valtteri Bottas' performance today, Wolff put it down to the car, not the Finn, "the car was nowhere. And, when the car is nowhere on a city circuit you lose all confidence."

Wolff finished on a positive note, exclaiming that Mercedes' season is still not over, "I have no doubt that this is a team that is so strong and so angry, we are going to transfer the anger to a positive force and we are going to come back."