Toto Wolff 'absolutely apoplectic' in team principal meeting over new FIA rules.
Toto Wolff was “absolutely apoplectic” in a team principal meeting ahead of the Canadian Grand Prix, claims Sky Sports F1 host Simon Lazenby.
20:46 Sat, 18 Jun
By LUKE CHILLINGSWORTH

It is understood the Mercedes boss spoke to other team principal on the bouncing and porpoising issues affecting drivers on the grid. However, it is believed the talks did not go well as planned with a lot of division remaining in the paddock over any rules changes.

Lazenby said: “We understand he was absolutely apoplectic in that meeting a little bit earlier. Worried for the safety of his drivers." His comments were backed up by Martin Brundle who said that he had heard the team principal meeting this morning was “feisty”.

The former driver claimed Wolff had got “quite upset” with other team bosses during the heated exchange, something the Mercedes team boss agreed with.

‘Toto Wolff: ‘Absolutely Apoplectic’;

https://www.express.co.uk/sport/f1-a...d-prix-f1-news


Wolff slams ‘pitiful’ rivals as FIA intervention issue escalates
Jun 19 2022
By Scott Mitchell

Mercedes Formula 1 boss Toto Wolff has accused “pitiful” rivals of being “disingenuous” and playing “political games” while the FIA tries to help address the worst traits of the 2022 cars. The situation appears to have reached boiling point in Montreal, where Wolff is said to have made his dissatisfaction very clear in a meeting of F1’s team bosses.

He said after qualifying in Canada: “This is a sport where you’re trying to keep a competitive advantage or gain it, but this situation has clearly gone too far. “All drivers, at least one in every team, have said that they were in pain after Baku, that they had difficulty in keeping the car on track, or blurred vision.

“And team principals trying to manipulate what is being said in order to keep the competitive advantage, and trying to play political games when the FIA tries to come up with a quick solution to at least put the cars in a better position, is disingenuous. That’s what I said.”

‘Wolff Slams Rival’;

https://the-race.com/formula-1/wolff...sue-escalates/


Christian Horner tells Toto Wolff to 'sort your own house out' as tempers boil in meeting
TENSIONS are said to have spilled over at a meeting between the Formula One team principals ahead of the Canadian Grand Prix.
08:43, Sun, Jun 19, 2022
By TOM SUNDERLAND

Red Bull boss Christian Horner reportedly told Mercedes counterpart Toto Wolff to 'put his own house in order' after the pair clashed at a meeting between Formula One team principals on Saturday. A summit was called as the Silver Arrows continue to struggle with this season's new regulations, though other teams are less inclined to implement further changes.

In response to this, Horner allegedly told Wolff to 'put his own house in order'. Ferrari's softer-spoken principal, Mattia Binotto, is understood to have waded in and disagreed with Wolff that there was a need for more regulation reform. The Italian reportedly went so far as to suggest Wolff only wanted alterations as Mercedes had not succeeded with this year's re-design of the cars.

"It was a row on a different scale from any of the press conference spats we have seen before," said one source with knowledge of the meeting, as quoted by the Mail on Sunday.

‘Row On A Different Scale’;

https://www.express.co.uk/sport/f1-a...rix-F1-meeting


Wolff: Team principals trying to manipulate what is said, just pitiful
19 June, 2022
Jad Mallak

Toto Wolff slammed manipulative team principals that brief their drivers what to say regarding Formula 1‘s ongoing “porpoising” row as pitiful.

The Mercedes team boss was speaking to the media after qualifying in Montreal on Saturday, with the main topic being the FIA’s recent drive to reduce the bouncing of the 2022 F1 cars which, like everything in F1, has created controversy and debate.

Wolff himself, and Mercedes have been accused of raising this storm around “porpoising”, because their W13 is the worst car of the 2022 lot to suffer from it, and the eight-time Constructors’ Champions are unable to sort it out, hence their push to change the regulations. When this was pointed out to him, Wolff responded: “So of course, people will question whether my position is sincere or not. That’s why I’m saying it’s not only our problem.”

‘’Toto Wolff: Manipulative Team Principals’;

https://www.grandprix247.com/2022/06...-just-pitiful/


Livid Toto Wolff accuses Christian Horner and F1 bosses of 'ganging up' in angry row
MERCEDES principal Toto Wolff has endured a poor season so far in Formula One.
10:50, Sun, Jun 19, 2022
By WILL LANCASTER

Mercedes chief Toto Wolff has accused his Red Bull counterpart Christian Horner and other Formula One bosses of 'ganging up on him' at a team principals meeting in Montreal on Saturday, per reports.

Team principals met up on the Saturday morning to discuss the season so far - something that caused friction between Wolff and Horner amongst others.

Porpoising, regulation changes and the current campaign so far were on the agenda, although things turned sour against Wolff as he became agitated, according to the Daily Mail. And the argument got so heated that witnesses claimed that the Austrian 'lost his s**t' at his fellow principals.

‘Lost His S**t’;

https://www.express.co.uk/sport/f1-a...ada-Grand-Prix


Christian Horner claims Toto Wolff rivalry is an F1 feud like no other
Sunday 19 June 2022 18:00
Graham Shaw

Red Bull team principal Christian Horner claims his 2021 rivalry with Mercedes counterpart Toto Wolff was like nothing he has seen in F1. Horner versus Wolff became a major subplot to the Max Verstappen Lewis Hamilton title battle which raged up until the final lap of a thrilling season and beyond.

Mercedes this year has so far failed to challenge at the front, leaving Ferrari to become the main rival to Red Bull for championship glory. Horner claims the Red Bull versus Ferrari rivalry, and his relationship with Scuderia team principal Mattia Binotto, is very different.

"It has been contained to being on track, which is healthy," added Horner. "It’s the way it should be. Last year it bubbled over into a lot of off-track politicking, and other things in the background. It’s a lot less personal now.”

‘’F1 Feud Like No Other’;

https://www.gpfans.com/en/f1-news/85...wolff-f1-feud/


Christian Horner: 'Element of theatre' in Toto Wolff's F1 safety concerns
20th June 2022, 12:25
ESPN.com

Red Bull team principal Christian Horner has accused his opposite number at Mercedes, Toto Wolff, of overplaying concerns about the ride of the current generation of Formula One cars.

Horner, whose Red Bull cars have won the last six races and are among the least affected by the bouncing, has long argued that the bouncing is not a matter for the FIA to address but for the teams to sort out independently.

Asked if Wolff was perhaps playing up to Netflix cameras present in the meeting to record footage for the next season of the docuseries "Drive to Survive," Horner added: "I think there was an element of theatre going on in that meeting, so maybe with Lewis's new movie coming along he's getting in role for it."

‘Wolff, The Movie’;

https://www.espn.com/f1/story/_/id/3...afety-concerns


Toto Wolff says Mercedes' porpoising problems solved but demands action on "phenomenon"
18:34, 20 JUN 2022
BY Mark Whiley

Mercedes were brimming with positivity following the Canadian Grand Prix which saw Lewis Hamilton and George Russell finish third and fourth respectively and show strong pace. Mercedes have confidently declared they have solved porpoising problems following their strong showing at the F1 Canadian Grand Prix.

"I think in a way we have dissected what we define as porpoising or bouncing, and it is that the porpoising, which is the aerodynamic movement of the car, I think that's solved and we got on top of this around Barcelona," he explained.

"It is more that the ride of the cars is really what causes the comments of the drivers. The cars are simply all too stiff. The kerb ride is bad, the bump ride is bad and I would say that now, with dissecting this problem, you can tackle it better."

‘Toto Wolff: Porpoising Solved’;

https://www.dailystar.co.uk/sport/f1...es-f1-27284830