Wolff had been involved with Verstappen for a doable Mercedes drive till earlier this 12 months, however the relationship fell aside.
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see photographsToto Wolff congratulates Verstappen on successful the world title
F1 world champion Max Verstappen has revealed that Mercedes F1 boss Toto Wolff despatched him a message congratulating him on his maiden world title win. “Toto sent me a message. He congratulated me on my season and said I deserved to win. It was definitely great for him,” stated the 24-year-old. Relations between Verstappen, his father, former F1 driver Jos Verstappen and Wolff had deteriorated all through the season, particularly after the British GP. This could be thought of because the melting of all of the bitterness between the Red Bull and Mercedes groups because the season progresses.
In the race, Verstappen and Hamilton collided, for which Hamilton was penalized by the stewards, nonetheless, it was a 51g affect, and the Dutchman not solely retired from the race however landed within the hospital. Despite the penalty, Hamilton received the race and celebrated the victory enthusiastically in entrance of his dwelling crowd, which was not appreciated by the Verstappen household. In truth, Red Bull even known as out Hamilton an beginner driver and the social media backlash of the scenario triggered loads of racism towards the 7-time world champion, for which Mercedes blamed Red Bull.
Max Verstappen topped world champion in controversial circumstances in Abu Dhabi
Since the British GP, Hamilton and Verstappen got here collectively once more at Monza after which once more till the top of the season in a number of fights. When Max Verstappen was in F3, Wolff wished to rent him as a younger driver, however he was swooped down by Red Bull, who supplied his junior Toro Rosso crew the chance to remain in F1 on the time. In truth, it was revealed that Wolff had been involved with Verstappen for a possible Mercedes drive as early as this 12 months, however the title struggle led to a breakdown.
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Verstappen is signed with Red Bull till 2023, however he has already outlined his want to stick with the crew for one more decade. While all this has occurred, Mercedes has additionally disputed the ultimate results of the Abu Dhabi race with the FIA ​​and in addition accused Verstappen of overtaking Hamilton through the security automotive interval. It is realized that Hamilton has requested Wolff to withdraw the protest, which might be why he additionally despatched a message acknowledging Verstappen as world champion.
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