Toto Wolff defende aposta da Mercedes em Kimi Antonelli

O chefe da equipe Mercedes na Fórmula 1, Toto Wolff, explicou sua decisão de promover o jovem piloto Kimi Antonelli, apesar dos erros iniciais e das críticas. Baseando-se em seu próprio histórico nas pistas, Wolff enfatizou a compreensão das pressões enfrentadas pelos pilotos. Ele descreveu a decisão como um risco calculado.

Toto Wolff, CEO e chefe da equipe Mercedes, compartilhou perspectivas sobre seu estilo de gestão em uma entrevista ao The Athletic. Ele próprio um ex-piloto, Wolff competiu em eventos como o Campeonato Austríaco de Fórmula Ford, as 24 Horas de Nürburgring de 1994 e o Campeonato Italiano de GT antes de se juntar à Mercedes em 2013. Ele afirmou: 'Eu fui piloto, então entendo as pressões às quais esses garotos estão expostos. E são pressões multidimensionais.'

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