Ferrari Warned by Toto Wolff: Mercedes Ready to Challenge for Second Place in the Championship

Wolff primed for intense run as Mercedes halts major W16 upgrades, targets 2026

Wolff braces for “intense” run-in as Mercedes parks big W16 upgrades and eyes 2026 The summer lull is over. So too, says Toto Wolff, are the days of bolting big new bits onto Mercedes’ 2025 car. As F1 returns at Zandvoort for the first of 10 remaining rounds, the team principal expects a hard, busy sprint to the flag — and not just on Sundays. “It will be an intense 10 races as we fight for second in the Constructors’ Championship and simultaneo…

Ferrari warned by Toto Wolff: Mercedes ready to challenge for second place in the championship

Mercedes shows progress before the summer break The podium finish secured by George Russell in Budapest, just before the summer break, allowed the Mercedes team to head into the holidays with a renewed sense of confidence. The decision to reverse the technical direction on the rear suspension appears to have given the drivers from the Stuttgart-based outfit greater stability and reassurance behind the wheel of the W16, a car that had been far to…