Toto Wolff says Belgian Grand Prix was "damage limitation" for Mercedes

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17:03, 01 Sep 2019

Toto Wolff is pleased with Mercedes results from the Belgian Grand Prix but knows that Ferrari were the faster car throughout the weekend. The Mercedes boss described the race as "damage limitation" and will hope that they don't have the same issues in Monza next weekend.

"For us, it was really not a good track. We were lacking the speed in a straight line so it was damage limitation so we have to be very very happy with it," Wolff said to Sky Sports.

You can see the straight-line speed with DRS and we are only 5kph faster and that is not enough to overtake."

When asked about the tragic events of the weekend Wolff said:

"We are torn because we are wanting to look at the race but obviously a driver has lost his life and that is overshadowing everything. We should remember him and we should be glad that Charles Leclerc won the race as they were close."

Pos.	Driver	Team	Points
1	Kimi Antonelli Kimi Antonelli	MercedesMER	156
2	Lewis Hamilton Lewis Hamilton	FerrariFER	115
3	George Russell George Russell	MercedesMER	106
4	Charles Leclerc Charles Leclerc	FerrariFER	75
5	Lando Norris Lando Norris	McLarenMCL	73
6	Oscar Piastri Oscar Piastri	McLarenMCL	70
7	Max Verstappen Max Verstappen	Red Bull RacingRBR	55
8	Isack Hadjar Isack Hadjar	Red Bull RacingRBR	37
9	Pierre Gasly Pierre Gasly	AlpineALP	32
10	Liam Lawson Liam Lawson	Racing BullsRCB	28
11	Franco Colapinto Franco Colapinto	AlpineALP	19
12	Oliver Bearman Oliver Bearman	HaasHAA	18
13	Arvid Lindblad Arvid Lindblad	Racing BullsRCB	14
14	Carlos Sainz Carlos Sainz	WilliamsWIL	6
15	Alexander Albon Alexander Albon	WilliamsWIL	5
16	Esteban Ocon Esteban Ocon	HaasHAA	3
17	Gabriel Bortoleto Gabriel Bortoleto	AudiAUD	2
18	Fernando Alonso Fernando Alonso	Aston MartinAST	1
19	Nico Hulkenberg Nico Hulkenberg	AudiAUD	0
20	Valtteri Bottas Valtteri Bottas	CadillacCAD	0
21	Sergio Perez Sergio Perez	CadillacCAD	0
22	Lance Stroll Lance Stroll	Aston MartinAST	0

Toto Wolff says Belgian Grand Prix was "damage limitation" for Mercedes

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