‘Lewis, the car is bad, we know . . . just please drive it’ – Mercedes’ Wolff has snappy exchange with Hamilton
Mercedes' Lewis Hamilton makes a pit stop during the race. Pool via REUTERS/Darko Vojinovic
Toto Wolff insists his public rebuke of Lewis Hamilton at the Austrian Grand Prix will have no impact on the British driver’s Mercedes future.
As Max Verstappen racked up his seventh victory from nine rounds with a crushing performance at Red Bull’s home race in Spielberg to extend his championship lead to 81 points, Hamilton crossed the line a disappointing eighth after the FIA revealed penalties for exceeding track limits last night hours after the race ended, with eight drivers receiving penalties and the top 10 altered.
