Mercedes F1 boss Toto Wolff on Red Bull’s dominance: ‘At least we had two cars fighting each other’

Toto Wolff has taken a swipe at Red Bull’s F1 dominance for not being as competitive as Mercedes’ own period of superiority. 
Wolff on Red Bull’s dominance: ‘At least we had two cars fighting each other’

Red Bull are running away with both world championships after winning all 12 races so far this season, with 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Max Verstappen picking up 10 of them, in🌌cluding e🦩ight on the bounce. 

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Red Bull teammate 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Sergio Perez has won j𒉰ust twice and been no match for Verstappen, who heads into the summer break with a massive 125-point championship as he canters towards a third consecutive title. 

Although Wolff reiterated his belief that F1 should be a meritocracy, he pointed out that things were different at the height of Mercedes' dominance when 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Lewis Hamilton and 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Nico Rosberg were battling it out for titles🧜 between 2෴014 and 2016. 

“I don't know whether our dominance was similar or less as I think we had years where we did it in the s⛎ame way, but at least we had two cars that were fighting each other,” Wolff said after watch🍷ing Verstappen’s crushing victory at the Belgian Grand Prix. 

“So that caused a little bit of entertainment for everyone, and that's not the case at𒆙 the moment.

“It is what it is and I often say tha🗹t it's a meritocracy and it's up to us to fight back.”

Max Verstappen (NLD) Red Bull Racing RB19. Formula 1 World Championship, Rd 13, Belgian Grand Prix, Spa Francorchamps,
Max Verstappen (NLD) Red Bull Racing RB19. Formula 1 World Championship, Rd 13, Belgian Grand…

Red Bull introduced a sizeable upgrade package - headlined by revised sidepo🅠ds - at the Hungarian Grand Prix and have finished a minimum 30 seconds clear of their nearest rival꧟s at the two races that have followed. 

And Wolff thinks the updates ha💝ve helped Red Bull open up an even bigger advantage over the field. 

“Did we expect that gap? Certainly not,” he added. “I think with the last step of upgrade, it seems they have another ad꧟vantage that they t🍌hat were able to exploit.

“But again, it always gets me back to the point of we have just got to dig in and do⛄ the best possible job."

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