Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff has claimed that Lewis Hamilton is “not a very confident person” and the pair must work hard to build a strong relationship.
Hamilton has now driven for Mercedes for 12 seasons, winning six world championships and eight constructors’ championships with the Brackley outfit. F1
The seven-time Formula 1 world champion announced before the start of the 2024 season that he will leave Mercedes before 2025 and move to Ferrari.
This means combining the most successful team in F1 history with one of the most successful drivers of all time, and Mercedes will also have to look for a replacement between now and the start of next season.
Toto Wolff has a good relationship with Lewis Hamilton
Hamilton’s relationship with Mercedes
Wolff recently revealed that he and Hamilton have a great relationship and it will continue despite the 39-year-old’s decision to leave the team. .
But now the Austrian has revealed that wasn’t always the case, suggesting the pair had to work hard to win each other’s trust back in 2012. “Things have changed,” Wolff said. interview with Mundo Deportivo. “I think when we both started in 2012, we didn’t know what to expect from each other. He was already a world champion, a superstar, and I was quite new in the business, although I wouldn’t say ‘green’. as a professional because I had 20 years of career, but over the years the relationship grew stronger.
“I’m not sure that Lewis is a very trusting person, but he learned to trust, and I gave him examples that he can trust. And I also learned to trust him. “I think we learned to trust each other another, which is a big word: trust. We’ve made it through thick and thin. So I am satisfied with his decision. “I understand that our team is not doing so well and that played a big part. Maybe he was skeptical that we could get healthy. I understand that sometimes maybe after so many years you just need a different environment... It’s the longest . driver/team relationship that I know exists
“I think he has an attractive package that he will be very interested in when he first puts on the red suit and drives. red car, but then everything depends on the performance of the team and the drivers, and as always, it is dressed in a different color.
