19/06/2025 17:15
Toto Wolff has explained how he was fooled by his Mercedes pullover
following its domination of the Canadian Grand Prix. Mercedes has
long excelled at tracks with low air and track temperatures as it
is able to control its tyre temperatures, with Friday and Saturday
in Montreal particularly cool. However, on race day, the track
temperature was nearly 50 degrees celsius, but George Russell was
able to convert pole position into a comfortable win, with Kimi
Antonelli starting fourth and racing to third, holding of Oscar
Piastri late on - despite the McLaren usually having superior tyre
management. Explaining the surprise, Wolff explained how his
Mercedes jumper is usually key to determining a result. "Well, I
thought that when I am wearing a pullover, there is some kind of
correlation with our performances, because that means it is cold,"
Wolff told media, including RacingNews365. "[Canada] was 50 degrees
track temperature, and we were dominant. We had some things change
on the car with a new suspension, and I am really happy with how
the trackside team has managed that, but also back at the factory,
with how things are coming to the car. "But I guess you need to
look at the track layout. Montreal has always been good to us; it
lacks the typical high-speed corners where we suffer more in the
heat. "That is one, and number two is that it is quite a smooth
track, which is less abrasive and therefore less damaging to our
car, which suffers from rear tyre degradation."
