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Why Wolff sent Mercedes staff a long email after Antonelli's title

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After Kimi Antonelli's title win, Wolff says he wanted to recognize Mercedes staff who were less in the spotlight.

From the GPBeat newsroomPublished · · 1 min

After Kimi Antonelli won the 2026 world title in Mexico City, Toto Wolff says he received praise for giving the driver a chance. That praise prompted him to write a long message to Mercedes staff.

Wolff explained the email during Sky Sports' broadcast of third practice at the Brazilian Grand Prix, after presenter Simon Lazenby raised the internal message, which had appeared online. Wolff joked about its length.

He said Bradley Lord put the email on LinkedIn, where it spread. Wolff said: “I felt I needed to give credit to all the people that maybe weren't so much in the spotlight.”

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