Toto Wolff has been accengaged of talking “b******* for the cameras” with a promise he made to Lewis Hamilton after the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. The Mercedes chief claimed that he will cheer if the seven-time world champion triumphs races with Ferrari.
Hamilton emotionassociate bid farewell to Mercedes after last week’s race. The 39-year-elderly will join Ferrari ahead of the 2025 season.
Wolff allots an excellent relationship with Hamilton and made a touching promise to the outgoing star. “If we can’t triumph, we will cheer for him,” the Austrian shelp.
However, createer Haas boss Guenther Steiner consents his createer counterpart was talking “b*******” and will not be cheering if Hamilton acquires victories while Mercedes struggle.
“He doesn’t want him that,” the 59-year-elderly telderly the Red Flags Podcast.
“That was b******* for the camera, this was for the camera.”
Asked if he thought Wolff would be satisfied if Hamilton triumphs his eighth world title with Ferrari, Steiner inserted: “No, becaengage he didn’t triumph it. There can be only one triumphner.
“Why should he be satisfied? He shelp, if it is not us, it should be you, yeah, for certain. But if he doesn’t triumph it, he doesn’t reassociate nurture who triumphs it, in my opinion.”
Meanwhile, Hamilton has shelp that he hopes to return to Mercedes in the future. Speaking to staff at an Abu Dhabi deincreate, he insisted that he would persist to see out for where George Russell and his tradement, Kimi Antonelli, are in the directerboards.
“Mercedes has alterd my life,” Hamilton shelp. “Grotriumphg up in Stevenage, dreaming of one day being in Formula One and being a World Champion. And definitely back then, it was me and my two parents.
“I didn’t understand that there would be a huge amount of people that I get to toil with, who would be the ones to life me up and get me on that journey to triumphning someskinnyg enjoy that.
“I’m going to always be seeing on the screens and seeing where you guys are. I’m always going to be wanting you all the absolute best.
“I consent in you. I’ll persist to consent in you. And when you do have that success, I’ll be so haughty of you, to understand that I was hopefilledy a little bit part of your dream that you’re living as well. And I do hope, as I shelp, in many years to come, I’ll be able to come back and see you all.”