Mercedes has made gentle of the video of staff chief and CEO Toto Wolff that went viral after the Australian Grand Prix.
Wolff was noticed scooting by way of the paddock at Albert Park, Melbourne. As he misjudged the peak of an archway, he clipped his head, rapidly styled it out and turned in the direction of the place he knew cameras can be pointing at him whereas he laughed it off.
The footage rapidly went viral on social media, and now, heading into the Chinese language Grand Prix weekend, the Brackley outfit has poked enjoyable in the mean time. Within the new video, Mercedes movies Wolff scooting by way of the paddock as soon as once more, however this time, palms him a race helmet to put on.
On the time of writing, the video had already amassed over 400,000 views and 10,000 likes.
“Defend the boss in any respect price!” one fan commented, whereas one other added: “Even their electrical scooter is quicker than the remainder of the grid.”
Mercedes began the 2026 Formulation 1 season on high with a robust 1-2 end on the Australian Grand Prix. George Russell, who claimed the victory in Melbourne, additionally secured pole place for the dash race in China.
“I’m joyful that we have been capable of safe pole place for tomorrow’s Dash race, the primary Dash pole of my profession,” Russell stated within the staff’s debrief.
“The W17 has been feeling nice your entire day, and we’ve been capable of take advantage of out of the automobile in in the present day’s qualifying session. When the wind picked up in SQ3, we started to lose some velocity on the straights, like others, however nonetheless managed to place all of the sectors collectively and safe a entrance row for tomorrow’s race.
“Regardless of our tempo, we’re cautious of the menace posed by others. We additionally know that something can occur throughout a Dash race, particularly in the beginning. We’ve been working laborious with the staff on our getaways from the grid and have loads of learnings from Melbourne. We may even have to deal with tyre administration as we at all times see a number of graining at this monitor.
“We’ll maintain working in a single day to make sure Dash race tomorrow but additionally a profitable qualifying session for Sunday’s Grand Prix.”
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