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Toto Wolff laughs off 'the single dumbest thing I've done in 12 years at Mercedes' after being scolded by George Russell for almost making him crash during Austrian Grand Prix George Russell won the Austrian Grand Prix in dramatic fashion on Sunday Russell capitalised on a late collision between Max Verstappen and Lando Norris Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff sent Russell an ill-timed radio message By Jonathan McEvoy Published: 20:42, 30 June 2024 | Updated: 20:42, 30 June 2024 e-mail View comments George Russell told Toto Wolff to 'let me f***ing drive', fearing he would crash if his Mercedes boss kept talking to him. The Briton capitalised on Max Verstappen and Lando Norris ' crash to move from third place to win the Austrian Grand Prix . So excited was Wolff by the sudden prospect of victory that he blurted out an ill-timed radio message, saying: 'You can win this, George.

You can win this.' Wolff was able to smile about the gee-up, which he delivered just as his driver was braking into Turn 3. 'This is the single dumbest thing I've done in 12 years at Mercedes,' he said.



Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff pictured celebrating with George Russell on Sunday Russell won the Austrian Grand Prix in Spielberg - his first race victory since 2022 Wolff added: 'I will be forever ashamed because you don't message the drivers when they are braking or in high-speed corners. 'But I didn't look on the GPS. I just saw these two taking each other out and then emotionally pressed the bu.

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