Wolff dismisses pressure on Verstappen and Hamilton: 'All bulls**t'

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13:42, 06 Nov 2021

According to Mercedes team boss Toto Wolff, talk of pressure in the title fight between Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen is 'all bulls**t'. According to the Austrian, the discussion is inflated by the media.

Drivers do what they have been doing for years

Hamilton and Verstappen are in a fierce battle. At times it seems that more mistakes are being made by the two drivers, so people are quick to point out the pressure that rests on the shoulders of both drivers. Wolff, however, wants to know nothing of this. "The whole pressure discussion is all bulls**t," he said according to The Race.

"You're getting into the car, you've done it all your life, you're doing as good as you can, sometimes you're making mistakes, sometimes not. And it's the same with the team. You just need to have a good car and look after yourself, be in the right spot," Wolff continued.

Hamilton and Verstappen are exceptional talents

"I believe in car performance and I believe in human performance. And if you're not mentally able to perform at the very pinnacle of racing you wouldn't have made it into Formula 1 . And you wouldn't have won races," said Wolff. Wolff believes the media has 'blown up' the story of the pressure.

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

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