Toto Wolff Exclusive: My Untold Story of Traumatic Childhood, F1 Dominance & Hamilton Relationship

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An Ad literally in the middle of Toto answering a question is wild. Honestly disrespectful

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@@damfaddit’s in the video dummy not a yt ad

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@@damfadd I have premium and still have to deal with these obnoxious ads in the video itself.

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Pls stop ruining such nice thought process with these ads. Just plug em on start or end. Really ruins perspective and ability to get close to the speaker.

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[@actuallywicked4228]

​@@michaelhoolahan5717he's talking about the sponsors.

[@walker8846]

@@michaelhoolahan5717not when they are integrated to the video. That is what he means.

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@@walker8846on KZbin premium, I remember when I had it there was a feature to jump forward when it detected an in-video ad-read.

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I pay for YT Premium. Why the hell do I need to watch these additional ads which are completely ruining the interview?

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Because they are in the video 🤷‍♀️

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I also pay to be Ad free, therefore everytime an Ad is placed in a video it's a thumbs down.

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To make money on top of money. Greed?

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[@walker8846]

The integrated ads on many of these podcast are so badly placed. Take more time to not place them so badly and aggressively mid speech.

[@OldmanNix]

I think they took the time to place them as annoying as possible.

[@audreyperrin320]

Well said I am fed up with them

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[@MrGooGaming]

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[@walker8846]

@@MrGooGaming a business that doesn’t listen to what the end user or customer is saying is missing a massive trick, and is only hurting themselves. Many comments echo mine regarding the placement of the ads and have done for a looooong time, with no change. Your comment is just short minded.

[@seanfield3677]

Big fat dislike on this video for the horrible ad placements. Which is a shame, because this was the best interview I've seen from you guys so far. I understand that the monetization on KZbin is far from optimal for creators. That's the main reason I use premium. To support creators like you! But forcing ads into the middle of this interview multiple times, without marking them or chapterizing them, so I can't easily skip them, or let youtube autoskip them for me, is just such a dickhead move.

[@thiagohartmann2842]

listen to this guy

[@Sticktothemodels]

Having to act an adult at 10-12 years old as a coping mechanism for survival. Pressure makes diamonds but it can also burst pipes. Salute to Toto for his strength & perseverance

[@Wavelover33]

He’s one of the few that rise. Normally in this scenario when the child has to be more than he is/fill a hole because they have lost their dad - it leads to someone who will just “pretend “ to be more than they are this leads to all sort of adult problems (dishonesty/insecurity/over compensating etc). Good on Toto. And thanks for mentioning the Abyss - a great visualization of how one feels with anxiety

[@brahmsian118]

@@Wavelover33 Do love his candor about this; he strikes me as a Viktor Frankl type, and notably without much in the way of 'toxic positivity' (aside from an F1 team boss' need to keep sponsors happy 😅)

[@shakir4969]

the ads in the middle of sentence are so freaking dumb man. At least put it at the end of each topic with timestamps on it like most established podcasts

[@druklk42]

Wow, I give Toto a lot of credit for opening up and talking about his depression and how he overcame it. Many of us see successful people and think their lives are perfect, but we have all been through something in our lives. Thank you, Toto, for sharing.

[@Ranga_Supremacy]

Woah… I couldn’t believe I’ve had such a similar youth to Toto while simultaneously thinking “I could never be as successful as Toto”. This podcast has given me more self belief than any physiological health advice.

[@hanselhau3169]

Badly placed ads , please do a better job , if you want people to continue enjoying your podcasts

[@alexandar289]

Toto saying "Have less troubles ahead than in my past" regarding his age blew my mind ... what a mindset

[@channaduminda5072]

I got so emotional watching this. One reason I had difficult childhood and mentally went through (and still going through) similar mental breakdowns, downs. Also because of Lewis and Toto are my favourite people. And understanding they went through tough times like this. Thank you so much for doing this podcast. I will rewatch it again once my emotions calm down. 🙏

[@raymondgrieger9267]

Worlds of respect for Toto! A real role model for young men.

[@Tacoplane91]

I’m going to print out the transcript of this podcast

[@aadamishmael8549]

Why??

[@RikiJasmin]

​@@aadamishmael8549to have it printed out.

[@RikiJasmin]

​@@aadamishmael8549to have it printed out.

[@lukeh2440]

Yeah why? I wanna know too

[@irjonesy]

So he can say he has it printed out. It’s the highest form of documentation which can even win arguments taking place between team principles of formula 1 teams. Hypothetically.

[@e1ectroniKa]

This was an amazing interview from Toto. He's so right about so many things, he's distilled the knocks life throws down perfectly

[@Electrion118]

Huge thanks! So honest and so useful and so professional from the interviewer side. Just perfect. Thanks a lot.

[@nihalm0303]

Timestamps (Powered by Merlin AI) 00:05 - Toto Wolff discusses Hamilton's potential departure and his traumatic childhood. 02:21 - Toto Wolff discusses handling Lewis Hamilton's potential departure calmly. 06:50 - Toto Wolff reflects on his challenging childhood and its impact on his life. 09:18 - Toto Wolff reflects on his childhood trauma and its impact on his leadership. 14:04 - Toto Wolff discusses managing anxiety and overcoming childhood trauma. 16:25 - Toto Wolff discusses vulnerability and mental health challenges. 20:27 - Toto Wolff reflects on mental health challenges and the importance of seeking support. 22:36 - Toto Wolff reflects on balancing racing and business roles. 26:54 - Wolff reflects on his efforts to guide Michael and the impact on the team. 29:03 - Toto Wolff reflects on the challenges faced in F1 and Lewis Hamilton's resilience. 33:07 - Creating a supportive environment for honest performance evaluation. 34:59 - Fostering curiosity over blame improves relationships and problem-solving. 38:56 - Success in F1 requires consistent drivers, resources, and leadership. 41:03 - Toto Wolff reflects on personal growth after upsetting his team. 45:06 - Toto Wolff discusses resilience and self-reflection in F1 leadership. 47:09 - Self-reflection and self-doubt drive high performance. 51:14 - Toto Wolff reflects on the 2021 Silverstone incident between Lewis and Max. 53:31 - Toto Wolff reflects on a tense F1 season and its emotional impact. 57:42 - Toto Wolff discusses Lewis Hamilton's exceptional skills and mindset as a champion. 59:50 - Constant self-improvement is crucial for success and strong relationships. 1:04:03 - Toto Wolff reflects on leadership changes and generational shifts in F1. 1:05:59 - Toto Wolff discusses F1 rivalries, personal growth, and leadership values. 1:10:20 - Toto Wolff emphasizes the importance of personal time and managing distractions. 1:12:35 - Toto Wolff emphasizes resilience and humility for high performance.

[@sus_shenoy]

Thanks!

[@himanshu4938]

get a life bro

[@mugab3459]

Mate ur such a blessing good job

[@brken_blndie]

What is merlin Ai?

[@karanshah9219]

Incredible conversation! Really changed my view on Toto after these last few years. Really inspiring and he definitely makes you feel human and that we all go through shit in life regardless & that’s okay! Amazing!

[@luvyarora0712]

We blame the problem, not the person. What a line. True leader. Need to make it into a poster

[@notquiteoverthehill9576]

His greatest strength is Susie she has the Scottish trait of poking the bear. Keeps him real.

[@dchoi7737]

Deepest respect for Toto.

[@catherinemorgan7836]

Toto is a malicious, manipulating, MACHIAVELLIAN! Just reflect back to 2013 with Ross Brawn at the helm of Mercedes, _(in his book)_ Brawn said he left due to disagreements about his role in the team, leading to TRUST ISSUES WITH TOTO WOLF, who went on to IMPOSE himself as Team Principal, in a Team successfully pre-built by Brawn. _So, Wolf has past form in behaving with a lack of honour and integrity!_ 🧐

[@arunantony3207]

I think Toto bought this on himself Offering Lewis a 1+1 year deal. You didn't show him the level of loyalty he showed it to you which is unfair. And Lewis is still cognitively sharp with an average reaction time of 0.26 faster than anyone on the grid at 39. Toto, you also haven't led the team for THE LAST 3 YEARS to produce a capable car of wining which is such a shame. Why haven't you ? Maybe your shelf life is up?

[@DeathComesSwiftly]

Another take is that Lewis has had a dream to drive for Ferrari since seeing Michael Schumacher win all those races in red. It’s a life check mark for him and sometimes the timing presents itself so you have to take a leap

[@tonm08]

@@DeathComesSwiftly Only this year I saw a video where Lewis said it was a childhood dream to drive for Ferrari.

[@DeathComesSwiftly]

@@tonm08 good for you. Doesn’t change what I said.

[@GhostOfParisMiami]

If it was Toto's decision then Lewis would get a 4 year contract but the higher ups at Stuttgart (Mercedes owns 33% of the f1 team) wanted to hop on the 'young talent' bandwagon for the future. Also as a Lewis fan I think his time is over for winning wdc so it's better for Mercedes to move on. Also Mercedes never had the most aerodynamically advanced car (apart from the w11). The only advantage Mercedes had was its very powerful and efficient power unit and now basically everyone caught upto them

[@InternetUser73]

😭

[@achus1103]

My heart was broken for Lewis in 2021, I hope he has the chance to win one more :(((

[@Wavelover33]

He will. And when he does all the f1 commentators will come in their pants

[@DontuseGoogleorWiki]

Liberty fixed it for Max in 21, Maybe payback is a Lewis WDC with Ferrari in 2027. Can you imagine the merch sales for the team, Lewis and the clicks for Li$erty media?

[@DavidJohnson-dc8lu]

Toto only wanted Lewis as a friend, because of the shock of Nico winning the title and doing a runner. If Nico didn't do a runner, Lewis probably would have been pushed out of Mercedes much earlier. Don't forget after Abu Dhabi 2016 Toto wanted to sanction Lewis, Lewis's treatment at Abu Dhabi 2016 by Mercedes was worse than Abu Dhabi 2021 by the Fia. It is Lewis's destiny to be 8WDC, and by now probably should have surpassed that. Just because he didn't set this goal with McLaren or Mercedes, it doesn't mean he isn't on track, he still is.

[@flyaway6671]

He should be glad that Nico won in 2016 and retired, he finally surpassed Hamilton and if he stayed, he would win the next 4 titles and Hamilton would be on 3 to this day. He is old and slow now, too bad.

[@DavidJohnson-dc8lu]

@@flyaway6671 Nico wasn't mentally strong enough to win 4 titles. lol but Lewis and Toto would not be talking!

[@thurbine2411]

@@flyaway6671 Nico himself has admitted that he wouldnt be able to do what he did in 2016 again. Especially not if he wanted to have a working family.

[@catherinemorgan7836]

​@@flyaway6671👈🤐🤫 given that Nico HIMSELF admitted, that fighting to beat Lewis in 2016 by a mere 5 points, took everything out of him (something he could NOT repeat). And during their seasons together, SLH beat Nico TWICE to the Championship (to Nico's solitary ONE - before doing a runner). It's quite funny how YOU PRETEND to know what you're talking about! 🤭😁😆🤪

[@angelscakes4678]

​@@flyaway6671didn't Rosberg admit to why he was leaving? Fighting Hamilton took all the life from him and he would not go through it again. Well if they had sacrifice Hamilton, he Rosberg would not have defeated Ferrari with Vettel in 2017 and 2018. Let that sink in.

[@alankingsley-dobson4676]

I can relate to this. I never considered mental health or anxiety prior to Covid. Almost went bankrupt a couple of times during that period with my business, and really changed perspective Currently have a start up alongside my business and it’s extremely tough. Never felt so much stress and anxiety before.

[@MatthewsSoloChannel-f3u]

This is so inspirational, I have to say I feel the same way all the time, worst case scenario all the time, so heartwarming that a man like Toto thinks like me

[@pininfarina1052]

Brill. This 'confession' is illuminating and enlightened / educational. W R all vulnerable. Such 'heroes' show us the path..??Bravissimo!

[@cyberbemon]

The other day I was thinking to myself, it'd be nice to have Toto back with proper mic and all. I appreciate the video you guys made during the pandemic, but you need that studio mic for Toto's voice. So thank you for doing this.

[@ChelseaGirl1305]

Thank you Toto! It's always an absolute pleasure listening to you. You are such a strong person and a great man ❤❤❤

[@Nicklas7]

Toto is one of the greatest personalities in Formula 1!

[@viorelborgovan6725]

Props to Jake for being so well prepared and so emphatic, he's such a great interview partner!!!

[@pcast1510]

You mean scripted? Who are you and who do you work for?

[@viorelborgovan6725]

@@pcast1510 The word you're looking for is "professional"

[@pcast1510]

@@viorelborgovan6725 sorry I’ll try again, it seems professionally scripted. Who’s signing his checks? Mercedes? Jake not Toto 1/3 🙄

[@sunlion9676]

I really enjoyed this podcast! Thank you! 👍👍👍

[@eyeles]

Literally the podcast I've needed. Amazing life advices, amazing management advices, I don't care about F1 drama (as I see 99% of people came here from DTS or looking for soap operas) so I find this the best podcast I've ever watched. The way Toto thinks is magic.

[@Gettin-Real]

Always loved Toto - alot to learn from this man... to me, he is the best Team Principal in the paddock.. no doubt..! Wish I could work for him some day..he would be my dream boss..!

[@evgeniyp1976]

Very nice interview! A bit many simple "what's your" "what's a" questions but every f1 principal interview is such a gem! thanx a ton!

[@viorelborgovan6725]

I disagree, the simple questions invite the people to talk, to elaborate, to open up. very specific questions can lead to very narrow or short answers

[@BillyBones59]

we should apply Toto's view on not blaming individuals and looking at the problems better and apply it to our government and politicians.

[@jordanp73]

Where’s the evidence that it works? Mercedes is a complete shambles at the moment.

[@Letsplayminecraft1]

Ferrari here we come 🇮🇹🐎🟨🛡𝓢𝓕🏎🏁

[@ashenpelawatte]

I'd love to see Mark Mateschitz on this pod in the future

[@afterthought6889]

Who cares what a nepo-baby has to say?

[@onlythedetails]

A true interview. One that doesn't have bias or weird self serving comments from the host, and though that further highlighting Toto's hard work and process.

[@robertdennis9075]

Fantastic interview of one of the best manager of a F1 team.

[@victorkong82]

Would love it if someone started a YT channel that is reuploads of these videos but with the ads edited out! 😍

[@leskouts2]

Another great interview especially with Toto covering so many topics. Very well balanced. Ps. Finally someone who dislikes early meetings and a good time to sleep Thanks for the content keep it up

[@prod.suede_]

This was very interesting! Anyone knows when this was actually recorded?

[@FRANKLYFM84]

Adrian said that he re-evaluated Silverstone, not the entire 2021 season. He went from angry and being harsh on Lewis to just saying it was Lewis' fault for being opportunistic.

[@Vamuda]

Does Mr Wolf have a shelf life as well??? 🤔

[@milandavid6405]

its already expired

[@twinturbo3470]

I think evenhe would admit that he did

[@hello456able]

No doubt he does the car has been shit for 3 years maybe that’s why Lewis left Toto should look at his own shelf life! Looks like he needs to pass the baton on!

[@manoahvanderwolf3259]

yeah, it expired when Lauda passed away.

[@GregBrownsWorldORacing]

By being an owner, I guess it's similar to Papa Stroll's shelf life. Being a Billionaire has it's privileges, apparently

[@hatakee_]

Great interview. Thank you for this🙏

[@james-shd7808]

I’d love to see you interview Christian Horner. I can’t see how he would be open and honest but it’s worth a try 😂

[@hello456able]

Remember Toto Mercedes and yourself also have a shelf life just like Lewis has and remember Merc has not had a good car for 3 years now maybe you should have a look at your own shelf life!

[@jpsousaa]

He owns the team. I think he defines his shelf life … we can’t compare driver vs management. No need to create drama

[@bombbaa7799]

@@jpsousaa indeed, he owns the team and he can decide. But the decision to end such a legacy driver/team in such horrible way, by trying to undermine and humiliate Lewis and trying to make him doubt himself speaks loudly of what character Toto has. I am sure that it has no personal cause but rather a financial and imagistic one, to try and elevate George as opposed to Lewis, but still it will go down in history as one of the worst relationship ending. And is Toto's blame to take.

[@jordanp73]

@@jpsousaaYeah and how many other teams have such a leadership structure? Mercedes is a unique position, all other teams aren’t owned by the team principals and hence can sack them for poor performance, which should happen as it’s a sporting role. I personally see through Wolff and that he’s totally out of his depth. Merc will not win another title while he’s in charge

[@softrun1000]

@@jordanp73they’ve won 7 of the last 10 with Toto at the helm. How do you justify saying he’s out of his depth.

[@jordanp73]

@ Ross Brawn is responsible for that. 2014 power unit was designed between 2010 - 2013. That engine followed by engineering stability for several years won them those titles. All Toto had to do when he arrived in 2013 was leave a newly organised team alone. The fruits of Toto’s labour have told themselves over time as Mercedes has massively declined, both operationally, engineering wise, now driver wise, PR wise and slowly sponsor wise

[@shanesimpson4124]

These adds are a killer to the conversation, mid speech and all wtf just bang em in at the start, honestly its painful

[@acok97]

He obviously went to a private school, as state schools in Austria are free.

[@karenhealey935]

Financial hardship is not being able to not afford to go to a private school but putting food on the table. Everyone has their perspective but I am sure his mother as a doctor earned a reasonable wage compared to someone who keeps many jobs down. A trauma is not being unable to keep up with the joneses. I lost my father and mother in law to cancer. So many people have been impacted.

[@acok97]

@karenhealey935 that is exactly what I was thinking. A doctor, doesn't matter which field, is not earning below a certain threshold in a developed country. Sorry about your losses.

[@Csl74csl]

This man is a fighter and came a long way and you have to respect that, but is a hard core narcist to the bone.

[@jordanp73]

What has he fought? Everytime it’s his job to come up against FIA stewards or appeal he folds like a deck of cards.

[@eskayareegee]

@@jordanp73did you watch the interview?

[@jordanp73]

@@eskayareegee Yes

[@Redlingstein]

Narcissist indeed

[@cuszco]

The "work hard, admit failure quickly, and apologize when necessary" mantra is fine for most people, but in today's social media climate, a guy in this position then also needs to make sure the admitting failure and apologizing happens publicly, to help the Twitter mob to adopt the full mantra, not just 1/3 of it.

[@inthepostgame7897]

Toto (and the British press) really needs to get over what happened in Abu Dhabi 2021 - his behavior was disgusting. I'm not biased towards Lewis or Max; it was heart-breaking to see Lewis lose in that manner. But that's sport. Near the start of the race, Lewis cut the chicane and stayed in front of Max. The rules are very clear; he should have given up his position, but the stewards, determined to not interfere with the outcome of the race, incredulously said that Lewis had slowed down and given up a couple of seconds, and that he didn't have to give up the position to Max...which was clearly a violation of the rules in Mercedes' favor. Then at the end of the race, the track was clear with 2 laps to go. Michael Masi instructed the safety car to come in at the end of the lap and we had 1 more lap of racing to conclude a thrilling race to the season, where Max passed him fair and square. Mercedes could have pitted Lewis but decided not to and gambled, incorrectly, that the race would finish under the safety car. That is no excuse for Mercedes and Toto to act like a child abusing race control and smashing headphones, which eventually got Charlie Whiting's protege fired, receive death threats and blacklisted from Formula 1, just because he did his job and followed the rule book (which the FIA themselves acknowledged by denying Mercedes' appeal after the racing saying nothing had been done wrong). Even Lewis had showed class after the race congratulating Max. How would Toto have handled such a stressful situation in real time had he been in Michael's shoes? So listening from 33:40 with Toto saying he wants to create "a space where nobody feels humiliated or inadequate" and arrogantly that "we don't blame the person, we blame the problem"" is incredibly hypocritical. Toto has achieved incredible success in F1 with 8 titles, but I think Abu Dhabi 2021 really tarnishes his legacy. I'm glad Mercedes are not winning anymore and we see a lot less of Toto, and a lot more of people like Zac Brown and Fred Vasseur who can get over themselves and have a bit of fun.

[@tonyharrison2112]

Lewis cut the Chicane because Max once again pushed him wide off the track and he had to avoid collision. You're take on the safety car also goes against every rule stated. Merc doesn't pit BECAUSE THE RULES FOR A SAFETY CAR ARE CLEAR. There wasn't enough time to unlap all the cars so the race would have ended under a SC = Ham wins. They choose NOT to unlap the cars and they get a single lap of racing but Max has to clear 5 cars and pass Lewis. Even if they get out of the way relatively quickly I highly highly doubt that with HAM bolting on the restart to gap as much as humnaly possible, Max HAVING to over take 5 other cars even with blue flags he'd have at best caught Ham by S3. S3 is almost impossible to pass in Abu Dhabi. Lewis would have made himself extra wide. Likely outcome = Lewis wins. The conclusion to the report was that Masi made a human error in his overruling of the guidelines during the race and steps would be taken to make sure it didn't happen again. It's clear as day. Drivers knew it was a BS call. Pundits knew it was BS. Everyone knew. You're off your rocker.

[@MiserableRacer]

A lot of word to be wrong. Put it simply the delta showed LH gained no advantage at the start but whatever You typed a novel to say absolutely nothing 😂

[@inthepostgame7897]

​@@tonyharrison2112 what you're saying is incorrect. The FIA did not admit to any wrong-doing. If they had, why would they have not permitted Mercedes' appeal and adjusted the results? Also the majority of the cars were allowed to un-lap themselves. At the end of the day, who cares about lapped cars at the back of the grid that do not influence points scoring positions - nobody will remember or care if whoever finished 17th was 1 lap down or not. The ones near the front got out of the way and we had a race. Mercedes chose not to pit Hamilton and have fresh tyres and Toto can't live with that decision. In any case, my main point was that Toto is a complete hypocrite and acts like a megalomaniac, but then later in the interview acts like he is the Dalai Lama. And that my friend, is, as you put it, complete BS. Even the fact the Lewis left is down to Toto. Toto acts like he is Lewis' 'friend, however after all Lewis has done for the team, he wanted a long term contract and things like being a brand ambassador after he retires. Toto is only a somebody because he won 8 championships as team principal, which never would have happened without Lewis. How does Toto respond? Gives Lewis a 2 year contract with an option after 1 year, so basically a 1 year contract....and it blew up in his face. Now he is betting the house with Kimi Antonelli because Toto knows he needs a miracle to stay relevant. You should stick to racing rather have your heads in the clouds Mr. rocket man

[@inthepostgame7897]

​@@MiserableRacer It has nothing to do with deltas. If you go off track and either take a position or hold your position, you have to give the place up. Even Martin Brundle in the commentary said "of course Lewis will have to give the position up", and even when the stewards said no investigation necessary, said in the live broadcast he disagreed with the stewards decision because Lewis left the door open, Max pulled alongside and made the pass with all four of his wheels within the white lines, and Lewis raced off ahead by going off track. Since you don't know anything about F1, I will tell you that Martin Brundle is an ex-F1 driver with 158 races and has commentated almost every race since 1997. He is British and a huge Lewis Hamilton fan, but even he was shocked at the stewards' decision. I may write a novel, but you cannot refute what I say...instead you type nothing to say nothing.

[@tonyharrison2112]

@@inthepostgame7897 The FIA literally said Masi made a human error that shouldn't have been made. If the descision doesn't get made Ham wins. Everything else you've said is utter waffle. You are in the overwhelming mintority on the opinion of Abu Dhabi. Drivers, team principals, commentators, ex-drivers, etc all have made a myriad of comments as to how that out come was a farce. The FIA weren't ever going to willingly turn it over because it'd make the whole thing look even worse than it did. The only reason Merc didn't go further is because sueing the FIA would mean all Mercedes motorsport dealings would not be able to race in FIA sanctioned events until settled. All this other shit you're waffling on about contracts and 1 year deals I do not give a singular fuck about. Stop waffling. God youtube commenters are thick as fuck.

[@Eltoca21]

Interviews like this continue to reassure my high regard for Toto. I do wish Mercedes had challenged in the courts the 2021 Abu Dhabi actions/decisions of the FIA. I guess its pure curiosity to see how that would have played out, but also I think it would have forced more future accountability change and transparency within the FIA... even if Mercedes lost the appeal.

[@Redlingstein]

There was NO GROUND whatsoever to go to court.

[@npdvvecchi7181]

Brillant interview. TOTO is very Special. A true example to us all.

[@chishamisomudenyanga7600]

Awesome interview right THERE. Thanks Toro👊

[@corialantebich]

I wish toto would stop speaking on behalf of Lewis or these interviewers stop asking him about Lewis. We as a fan have no insight to the driver's personal life but in this case the friend Lewis was on vacation with Mellody had already spoken out about how Lewis was hurting so don't know how toto can be so adamant on the situation Lewis was clearly not okay or fine.

[@sdcraig]

😅😂😅😂😅😅😂

[@AstronMars-y8c]

I feel sorry for Toto because he doesn't yet understand that he is doing everything he can just to run even more "perfectly" on the hamster wheel. External success determines his inner satisfaction. Unfortunately, his self-image is based on being "not yet good enough" - which gives him enormous strength, but can never lead to inner peace (which is what everyone ultimately wants). Motivation (and external success) does not require fear (of not being good enough).

[@Omeiden]

So many ads, stop you selfs

[@SimonBell78]

Such a powerful and insightful interview.

[@Daniel-iq5oo]

Whats with the ads! U are better than that. Put them in front or the end or what ever. But interrupting your guests is anoying. I still liked the video so others could see this awesome interview.

[@BillyBones59]

The quality of content and the guests you have on is amazing, the ads are a pain no doubt but i have a mouse and can skip them easily, what bugs me is the whacking great microphones stuck in the guest and presenter's face is really unnecessary these days.

[@TilleyOlsen]

I used to have so much respect for Toto. The person you are so upset with for making a decision for his own career got you and your team your 8th world title. You owe him a 7th. What you should really be doing is thank him for his services and wish him all the best. Add some bonuses to his paycheck and move on! Honestly, I'm very disappointed and happy to be a Ferrari fan next year!

[@JoeJacksonGT3]

You guys got a thumbs-down for your ads. Paid for YT Premium simply to remove ads and save time when I try to consume thought-provoking content, yet here we are.

[@audreyperrin320]

He was not the only one we all had to stop in 2020 but as least the weather was lovely

[@-LSTR-]

Wow the interviewer is actually pretty decent

[@petermercer5968]

Thank you TOTO for being so open. So this is what i think will happen in the next 2 years in F1. Louis will retire, max will retire and pursue other interests. George Russell and Lando Norris will fight it out for a championship. And you will find a new team principal, but still be working in the background.

[@elmonteslim3711]

Toto is a very amazing man

[@GabrielBoulos]

Amazing interview with insightful questions as well. This podcast keeps on delivering. Thank you

[@SibusisoDlamini-zu2gv]

Been yawning since 2021...Lewis made a great decision to take himself out of a toxic environment for 25 & beyond

[@aadamishmael8549]

How do you think it was toxic?

[@SibusisoDlamini-zu2gv]

@@aadamishmael8549 it's been discussed at length in F1 circles and all you need is two eyes and a bit of common sense to put 2 and 2 together & work out what the issues really are

[@Akr12144]

Lol toxic

[@thebateman761]

Ferrari, famous for its non toxic environment

[@sdcraig]

Uh oh. We've got one of those LH44 crazies here 😅

[@freddiefreihofer7716]

I understand the bad feelings about Michael Massi's decision in 2021 at Abu Dhabi. But what was Massi to do? Let a WDC be decided in a Safety Car finish? Let the critics tell us what THEY would have done.

[@mohammadkhalidabed4475]

Darth Toto, Mercedes fans are in dire straits, lead us back to the promised land.

[@synclairmugariri1600]

Пожалуйста 😂

[@guccipucci69420]

There's a reason Hamilton abandoned ship 😂😂

[@joshuaokunola6261]

It's going down!

[@narek_kona302]

Strange extreme to not blame the person at all for mistakes. There is for sure a healthy median where the process and person can be blamed

[@alvinleepuiteck]

I understand the need for ads, but to put them in the middle of the guest speaking is abhorrent and absolutely disrespectful. do better.

[@tjcadotte37]

Random ad about pooping was so weird. I was listening to Toto so closely, then was like, what the hell lol

[@disapphire]

Toto is a snake of a leader for suggesting the greatest Formula 1 driver of all time and the driver that made him and Mercedes look good for YEARS has lost his form and has a shelf life when Toto could not fix the trash car Mercedes was producing since 2021. After Niki Lauda died Toto got revealed for the poor leader he is, this is why Mercedes is in a downward spiral and THE GREAT Lewis Hamilton is leaving.

[@RatluBoogerbag]

You allowed and enabled him to get away with a lot of nonsense in this one. You didn't challenge a single thing he said.

[@sundoris2657]

“It takes pressure off the team..”are u seriously Toto? Do u really think it’s a good way to let your driver taking all the pressure & responsibility when the team is not delivering? Mercedes has been using lewis and his brand as a shield for the last 3 years to protect yourself from the consequences of your own damn failures. It’s unbelievable how the driver has faced more criticism than the team principal who runs the whole organization. Have some shame, Toto

[@sdcraig]

Keep screaming at the internet

[@joshuaokunola6261]

​@sdcraig but the Internet is us. So screaming not in vain.

[@eyeles]

What the F are you talking about? You are literally cherry picking a few words without the context and not understanding the message he says... Literally this is one of the best management and self improvement video I've ever seen. People are really in a need for DTS and drama...

[@sundoris2657]

@@sdcraigThen why are u here? Why even bother to comment if you don’t care?

[@sundoris2657]

@@eyelesIt’s ur business if u like this video, but that doesn’t mean u can judge other people’s opinions. Toto has been saying plenty of nonsense lately. He may be a master of PR talkings, but I’m not buying it.

[@zainabmustapha5742]

TOTO isnt handling lewis leaving well....

[@tibozino1671]

He is, it's business. Just business

[@errolglenn4548]

​@@tibozino1671it's bad business

[@rigsbyrigged1831]

Thank you for your honesty! Thank you for your inspiration- Two people have made me the boss that I am today; my father and Toto Wolff. My dad is dead and Toto is not going to read my comment. But I do not need acknowledgement to know I am listening to the right people.

[@phiwo8998]

The ad placement is really poor lets do better lads 🙏🏿

[@harshu7954]

24:37 Toto: talking about how trauma helped him become a better human being Interviewer: how do you like poo, gutter poo, shutter poo 😢

[@car360gr]

Because of these Ads within the video, you are able to watch this interview for free and not have to pay for Sky!

[@Tooligans]

Very nice interview Toto is very cool

[@Ammon6]

You too Toto, always remember that.

[@sygt42]

Great conversation, thank you🎉

[@huplim]

Early squad! Didn't expect to get a Toto interview. I'm pleasantly surprised.

[@harshu7954]

Toto comes across as very mature and well spoken

[@PatLadsChan99]

Great interview... Talking about all the important stuff thats not talked about enough. Good that its coming from such a prominant figure

[@hwigoup]

I’m actually so glad that Kimi is starting his f1 career on this basis, being so young in such a tough environment must be really challenging and having someone with this kind of emotional intelligence is going to take so much weight off of his shoulders

[@joshuaokunola6261]

I believe it's bad for him. If it's bad for Lewis, who is the inexperienced kimi?

[@hwigoup]

@ the two situations don’t even compare, Kimi is just getting started, he’s promising obviously, but the expectations on him are not even comparable to what Lewis has been dealing with the last couple of years. Kimi starting his career at just 18 with the backing of someone as emotionally mature can only be good for the guy’s mental health. at least, that’s how I personally see it.

[@joshuaokunola6261]

@@hwigoup that's if mercedes is competitive in 25 and beyond. It doesn't look bright for the team. Even williams could be ahead next year

[@hwigoup]

@ That’s a whole other point, cause they are 4th fastest at best this season and I don’t think they’ll be anywhere near the top three in 25. I’m just saying that it’s good for Kimi to start under the guidance of someone that can create an healthy working environment despite the challenges he’s inevitably going to face cause for once he’s a rookie and, most importantly, that car looks like a trash can on wheels 💀

[@joshuaokunola6261]

@hwigoup what makes you think Mercedes is healthy? Healthier than williams?

[@LH44girlie]

Yall hadd to release this after the book?😭

[@dumilegugushe7523]

He seems to pride himself on being ruthless and he’s making many mistakes because of it.

[@tibozino1671]

He needs to he ruthless, he is a teamleader.

[@esrahasanx]

Such an amazing interview! I have been following Toto for quite some time now and I appreciate you creating a safe space in your interviews for your guests to tell all about themselves and open up. Definitely loved getting to know him better 🙏🏁 And all the best to Merc next season ❤

[@NinjaQwe]

Welp.. it's off to Ferrari next year for most of us Merc subscribers. I'm appalled disengenuios, haters #theynotlikeus

[@Zippy0George0Bungle]

Seriously, the Ads, really? Come on, you can do better than that. I won’t be coming back if your strategy involves so many Ads folks!

[@mashedpotatoes5276]

These ads are a crime against humanity

[@joshn1678]

I'm sorry what? Toto was trying to kick Lewis out of the sport, with no ambassadorship, no position at Mercedes, nothing. After 12 years of being a champion at Mercedes, Toto thought he could toss Lewis into the street. Except in the street there was a brand new Ferrari waiting with the door open for him with $300 million dollars inside. Ferrari has the better car, the better team, and at this point I think Fred is a better team principal than Toto. If Toto was half as concerned with how terrible Mercedes cars are, they'd be fighting for the championship like the top 3 teams. Mercedes is now a midfield team, and now they've lost their star driver, who made the team popular, and now he'll be driving for the biggest F1 team in the world and literally the biggest brand in the world. Hamilton just beat Toto at his own game, and he's mad about it. This is chess Toto, not checkers. You lost.

[@YousafKhalid-l4d]

Blame the problem not the person is a good philosophy Toto but Mike Elliott was the person who got the bullet for getting the W13 and 14 wrong. I love Toto but should’ve been asked this question.

[@bimonsolivar8898]

I love that many of the top people in F1 seem to be really decent persons!