Eddie Jordan “critical” of Toto Wolff and tells him to regain “absolute confidence” of Lewis Hamilton
Hami💃lton demanded “accountability” and claimed his advice was not listened to within Mercedesꩵ, although he later admitted it “wasn’t the best choice of words”.
The seven-time F1 champion went winless ꧟for the first time in his career last season and has watched Red Bull win al🔜l three grands prix of 2023 so far.
Jordan, the founder and owner of F1 team Jordan Grand Prix, tꦕold♍ the about Hamilton’s words: “As a team owner you wouldn't have liked it.
“However, if I was a driver and I heard the team owner saying that ‘I think the engineers have let us down and they have missed some𝐆thing here, and they have missed something there’.
“I’m critical of Toto and I'm critical of the team. With the po💟wཧer and might and the knowledge and the backing they've had, Mercedes should be at least competitive to give us, the paying punters, a really good fight.
“I don't want to go and see a gra♒nd prix who’s going to come third to the Red Bulls.
“At the moment unfortunately t꧑hat’s what’s h♕appening.
“I think Toto needs to rally his tr𒆙oops, he needs to gain total and absolute confidence of all parties, including Lewis.
“Lewis would not have said that 🧜if there hadn’t been that feeling openly within the team.
“Can I criticise Lewis for saying what he said🏅? I wouldn't have liked it but there had to be a reason for it.
“I'd first want to find out what was the reason and was it valid? Was it justifia🅺ble? And take it from there.
“There’s been♔ n𒁃o repercussions to it so I’d have to say Lewis had every right to say what he said.”
Mercedes admitted they required a new concept to their struggling W14 even be🦹fore the first race of the🐷 year.
The♓y were then surprisingly outperform🔜ed by Aston Martin, the customer team who use a Mercedes engine.
Max Verstappen and Sergio Perez of Red Bull have won ever🍬y race, though, although Hamilton did manage P2 in Australia last time out.
Aged 38 and with his long-term future still ෴unconfirmed, his hopes of an all-time record eighth championship appear to be over already for this season.
Ja🌊mes was a sports journalist at Sky Sports for a decade covering everything from American sports, to footba🌠ll, to F1.
