Wolff And Hamilton Get Taunted For Past Statements By Marko

Red Bull motorsport advisor Helmut Marko took a dig at Toto Wolff for his past statements concerning his relationship with Lewis Hamilton.

Lewis Hamilton and Toto Wolff entered Mercedes around the same period of time. The two have worked together for 11 years and achieved incredible success.

The seven-time World Champion collected six of his seven titles throughout his time with Mercedes and helped the team achieve eight consecutive Constructor's Championship titles.

While drivers are quite often considered only as someone who comes to the team for a short period of time, Hamilton has been with Mercedes for so long that Wolff said he is part of the family.

In 2024, Hamilton and Mercedes will break the record for the longest driver-team collaboration in the history of F1. It seemed like the 39-year-old, Wolff, and Silver Arrows were inseparable.

However, as we now know, the Briton decided to break this bond and announced he would be leaving the team at the end of the upcoming season to join Ferrari.

The Austrian team principal, who praised his super open, honest, straightforward, and friendly relationship with Hamilton, admitted he was surprised to learn about the news.

Apparently, this was the first decision in their 11 years of collaboration that the seven-time World Champion made completely without his awareness.

Helmut Marko, being the man of controversial and bold statements, could not resist but taunt the Mercedes team principal when a Wolff's past statement was put to him by OE24.

While Hamilton's decision to leave Mercedes without talking to Wolff might sting, the team principal has to leave it all behind them as he still has one season of collaboration with the 39-year-old that starts in about two weeks.