F1 News: Mercedes Celebrate 10 Years Of Toto Wolff

Mercedes takes a trip down memory lane on YouTube video with Toto Wolff

The Mercedes-AMG Petronas Formula One Team's official YouTube channel uploaded a video of team boss Toto Wolff, celebrating his tenth anniversary year. 

Toto completed 10 years with Mercedes on February 11, 2023. In the video, a pool of photographs depicting his journey with Mercedes is placed before him. He is asked by the team to choose his 'favorite ones'.

His favourite photograph turns out to be of him and his wife in frame, clicked right after the Mercedes team had won a race. Toto says it's "always good to see her happy."

The second photograph Toto picked was of him and Niki Lauda cherishing the moment in the back seat of a car while returning from Suzuka after the team had won the championship. 

Another photograph he selected was of Lewis Hamilton and George Russell celebrating a race victory. Toto calls it "the new era" as it was the first year of Hamilton and Russell's partnership. 

The next one unsurprisingly is of Toto with Hamilton and Russell, followed by a "special" photograph of Toto and the team celebrating their first victory of 2013 at Monaco. 

Lewis Hamilton celebrating his first victory with Mercedes at the Budapest Grand Prix in 2013 is also one of Toto's favorite photographs. He says it is "not only important for Lewis and team but also for me."

This might come to you as a surprise. Toto dropped out of the University of Vienna in his youth. He reveals this after selecting his next favorite photograph where he is seen lecturing at Harvard Business School. It was a moment where he had to literally "pinch" himself. a

The last favorite photo Toto selects- him driving the legendary Mercedes W196. The car famous for making Juan Manuel Fangio a two-time world champion in the mid-1950s! Now, how can that not be a favorite of his? 

Toto Wolff's contribution to Mercedes has been immense. Since he took on the role of CEO and Team Principal, the team has gone on to win eight consecutive constructors' championships and seven drivers' championships, thereby dominating the hybrid era of Formula 1.