Wolff: Hamilton is someone stable, emotionally mature
The team director of the Mercedes team discussed the recent performances of Lewis Hamilton. According to him, the English driver was able to demonstrate his mental strength last weekend during his home Grand Prix. During the next race weekend, Nico Rosberg will be in the spotlight according to him.
During the British Grand Prix qualifying at Silverstone, Lewis Hamilton did not complete his final lap, while Nico Rosberg secured pole position on a dry track. During the race, it was the gearbox that betrayed the former Williams driver, allowing the Englishman to claim a victory that brought him within 4 points of his German teammate.
Interviewed by ESPN on the mental aspect of this duel and the fact that Rosberg had taken the lead, Toto Wolff responded: « Not at all, we spend a lot of time with the team and on Saturday night Hamilton showed that he is very stable and mature enough in the way he goes about handling things. »
The executive director of the team believes that the former McLaren driver demonstrated during the first stop that he was not worried even though he was behind in the race. The Austrian leader comments on the paddock atmosphere: « For me, I’m an insider, I see the development of the car, but if you see how the radio goes and how it all happens, there is no big problem. There are no negative emotions, everything is very calm. For Nico, it’s the same thing; he faced a retirement, but he managed to stay calm like Lewis. In their communication with the engineers, if I had to rate them, it’s a 10 out of 10. »
Toto Wolff thinks that the next race in Germany could prove crucial in the title race for the current world championship leader: « If you are at home, there is an extra boost from seeing the fans come to cheer for you, even if you can’t see them. I believe in their energy; at Silverstone the fans were behind Lewis, the opposite will happen at Hockenheim. I hope I’m not a guru, but the crowd should be behind Nico. »
