Toto Wolff difende la scommessa della Mercedes su Kimi Antonelli

Il team principal della Mercedes in Formula 1, Toto Wolff, ha spiegato la sua decisione di promuovere il giovane pilota Kimi Antonelli nonostante i primi errori e le critiche ricevute. Attingendo al proprio passato agonistico, Wolff ha sottolineato l'importanza di comprendere le pressioni a cui sono sottoposti i piloti, definendo la mossa un rischio calcolato.

Toto Wolff, CEO e team principal della Mercedes, ha condiviso alcune riflessioni sul suo stile di gestione in un'intervista a The Athletic. Ex pilota, Wolff ha gareggiato in competizioni come il campionato austriaco di Formula Ford, la 24 Ore del Nürburgring del 1994 e il Campionato Italiano GT prima di unirsi alla Mercedes nel 2013. Ha dichiarato: 'Sono stato un pilota anch'io, quindi comprendo le pressioni a cui questi ragazzi sono esposti. E sono pressioni multidimensionali'.

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