These are dark days for the eight-time constructors' world champion team, one of the most successful, if not the most successful, Formula 1 team of all time. And it looks like things won't change overnight...
Mercedes has been winless since 2022, and things are getting worse. So much so that Toto Wolff, the team's successful boss, found himself saying that if someone can do the job better than him, he's happy to give up his seat for the good of the team. An unusual statement, to be sure:
"At the Australian Grand Prix, we faced the same problems that we have always faced in the past. There were times when we were massively lacking in pace, then there were times when we were good, but we are still not where we want to be. Nobody, myself included, is positive about where we are, but we have to focus on getting out of the hole. It is a very difficult situation, but we have to stay calm and balanced. I try to be optimistic about the situation, but I would be the first to give up if someone came along who could overcome all this... On the other hand, I would be shocked if that happened, because I feel that we are not far from the moment when things can come together and we can easily turn the situation around from there," said a self-critical and somewhat discouraged Toto Wolff.
Wolff: "If I'm a barrier to success, I'm happy to leave!"
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