Wolff urges Mercedes to stay disciplined as F1 titles draw closer

Ahead of this weekend’s Mexico City Grand Prix, Toto Wolff says Mercedes will keep its approach unchanged as the championships move closer, with Kimi Antonelli able to clinch the drivers’ title.

A ninth-place finish would make Antonelli Formula 1’s youngest-ever champion. Mercedes can also mathematically clinch the constructors’ title this weekend, though that is less likely: the team needs to significantly outscore Ferrari. A drivers’ and constructors’ double would be Mercedes’ first in six years.

“Thinking about the outcome won't help us achieve it,” Wolff said. He said Mercedes would stay disciplined, take each session as it comes and concentrate on the fundamentals.

Mercedes heads to Mexico after Antonelli’s ninth victory of the campaign in the United States. Wolff said the latest update had added performance, but Mercedes was finding it harder to access that performance consistently. George Russell suffered particularly with the issue, Wolff said, and the team was focused on understanding why and getting the car into a better operating window.