US EditionToto Wolff hits out at ‘brainless’ Red Bull after accusations of helping McLaren
Mercedes boss Toto Wolff dismissed Red Bull's allegations that Kimi Antonelli intentionally let Lando Norris pass, calling the claims unfounded after consulting Verstappen’s race engineer.
- 1- Toto Wolff called Helmut Marko “brainless” and accused him of “seeing ghosts” after Marko suggested Mercedes’ Kimi Antonelli deliberately let Lando Norris through late in the Qatar Grand Prix. 2- Norris’s overtake was significant, as finishing third in Abu Dhabi would now secure him his first drivers’ title. 3- Max Verstappen’s race engineer, Gianpiero Lambiase, echoed the suspicion, saying Antonelli appeared to “pull over and just let Lando through.
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Red Bull voices regret over claims Kimi Antonelli let Lando Norris pass him
Red Bull expressed regret Monday following “clearly incorrect” comments alleging that Mercedes’ Kimi Antonelli had let McLaren's Lando Norris past at the Qatar Grand Prix, influencing the Formula 1 title fight.
Formula 1: Wolff rips into Red Bull’s Marko for McLaren collusion claim
Mercedes driver Antonelli was fourth until he allowed Lando Norris to overtake on the penultimate lap of a race. It meant Norris goes to the final round in Abu Dhabi with a 12-point lead over Red Bull’s Verstappen rather than 10.
After the race in Qatar, Mercedes team manager Toto Wolff started on Red Bull motorsport consultant Helmut Marko. "How brainless do you have to be?" he attacked the 82-year-old. He had complained earlier about the fact that Mercedes driver Kimi Antonelli had allowed World Championship leader Lando Norris to pass twice without a fight and thus had been unfair in the Formula 1 title match ... "Two times he waved Lando more or less past, Marko rage…
Helmut Marko, RB's advisor, accused the Mercedes driver of favoring the British and Toto Wolff, director of the German team, replied.
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