Formula 1 - Mercedes team boss Toto Wolff practices hard criticism: have deficits everywhere

Mercedes is brought back to the soil of the facts at the Saudi Arabia GP. George Russell is only fifth, with record world champion Lewis Hamilton, it is only enough to go ten. Team boss Toto Wolff does sharp criticism of the current performance of the silver arrows.

"We have deficits that are bigger than just the engine. Count us in any area to the top teams? I do not believe. We all have to pack on the chief and pull out of the mess," the Austrian screamed for the lean yield From elf World Cup points on Jeddah Corniche Circuit.

His driver does not want to be responsible for the weak results. "Lewis and George make a good job, they could both drive in front - but unfortunately they do not have the car up to date," said the Mercedes team boss. "We do not have the car where we want it. We have deficits everywhere!"

Whether the silver arrows at the coming race can already perform at eye level with the competition, Wolff doubles. "The residue is too big to be there in the next race." Nevertheless, he does not want to give up. "The season is still incredibly long. There are a total of 23 races. We are only two driven."

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After two World Cup runs, Mercedes is currently on the second place of the Constructor World Cup rating. At the first seasonal run in Bahrain, however, one benefited from the double failure of the two red-bull pilots max stages and Sergio Perez.