Hamilton and Wolff in regular contact throughout lockdown
Hamilton and Wolff in regular contact throughout lockdown
Mercedes motorsport boss Toto Wolff has revealed he has been in regular contact with six-time Formula 1 champion Lewis Hamilton throughout the lockdown period.
Hamilton is out of contract at the end of the season, although it appears almost certain the 35-year-old will sign a new deal with the team that has helped him win five of his championships.
Wolff, who recently declared he and Hamilton "are in a good place", has disclosed how the level of communication with the Briton during the current situation has been very different to that with Bottas.
"I very much leave it to the drivers, when there is nothing urgent, to manage the communication," Wolff said in a video interview on the Mercedes website.
"I haven't spoken to Valtteri. I think he is in a good place personally, and I'm happy about that.
"With Lewis, I've been very much in contact. We've spoken regularly, we've Whatsapp'd very often, keeping each other up to date."
Wolff, meanwhile, has revealed he is " very proud" the Austrian Grand Prix will be F1's season opener on July 5, providing quarantine restrictions can be overcome.
F1 remains in talks with the British government regarding plans to avoid the 14-day quarantine period due to be imposed for all arrivals into England.
Assessing the situation positively, Wolff said: "I'm pretty optimistic that we can start in Austria because Austria has been one of the best countries in keeping the virus numbers low, and I think they will come up with a plan [of] how we can race.
"I know the circuit extremely well because I did a thousand laps there as a racing driver and as an instructor.
"I lived in Spielberg whilst being a junior driver. It feels a little bit like a second home. I love Styria, and [I have] many fond memories from the place.
"Starting the season there makes me very proud, that Austria will be the season opener, and doing it on two consecutive weekends so finally we get two races done, and I'm very much looking forward to it."
Before you go...
Vettel's love affair with Formula 1 far from over says Ferrari boss
Weekly Roundup: Sainz, Ricciardo and Vettel on the move
Related
Change your timezone:
Latest News
Newey and Hamilton could enjoy stunning title REPEAT after F1 guru's Red Bull exit
- 48 minutes ago
Horner delivers Newey VERDICT as design guru's Red Bull exit is confirmed
- 1 hour ago
F1 team boss responds to Red Bull's Marko 'offer' claims
- 2 hours ago
F1 champion SLAMS 'pointless' motorsport crossover
- 3 hours ago
Why Adrian Newey is the BEST and WORST thing to happen to F1
- Today 14:57
F1 Miami Grand Prix weather forecast - latest today
- Today 14:20
Related news
Hamilton beats Verstappen and host of legends to key title
Former F1 chief suggests Ferrari making WRONG decision in Hamilton-Sainz switch
Hamilton and Wolff centre stage as F1 shuts down New York for new emoji launch
F1 wonderkid in Imola TEST amid driver replacement reports
F1 Standings
Drivers
- Oliver Bearman
- Charles Leclerc
- Carlos Sainz
- Lando Norris
- Oscar Piastri
- Pierre Gasly
- Esteban Ocon
- Sergio Pérez
- Max Verstappen
- Alexander Albon
- Logan Sargeant
- Lewis Hamilton
- George Russell
- Nico Hülkenberg
- Kevin Magnussen
- Fernando Alonso
- Lance Stroll
- Valtteri Bottas
- Zhou Guanyu
- Daniel Ricciardo
- Yuki Tsunoda
Races
- Gulf Air Grand Prix of Bahrain 2024
- Saudi Arabian Grand Prix 2024
- Grand Prix of Australia 2024
- MSC Cruises Grand Prix of Japan 2024
- Grand Prix of China 2024
- Miami Grand Prix 2024
- Gran Premio dell'Emilia Romagna 2024
- Grand Prix of Monaco 2024
- Grand Prix du Canada 2024
- Gran Premio de España 2024
- Grand Prix of Austria 2024
- Grand Prix of Great Britain 2024
- Grand Prix of Hungary 2024
- Grand Prix of Belgium 2024
- Heineken Dutch Grand Prix 2024
- Grand Prix of Italy 2024
- Grand Prix of Azerbaijan 2024
- Grand Prix of Singapore 2024
- Grand Prix of the United States 2024
- Gran Premio de la Ciudad de Mexico 2024
- Grande Prêmio de São Paulo 2024
- Heineken Silver Las Vegas Grand Prix 2024
- Qatar Grand Prix 2024
- Grand Prix of Abu Dhabi 2024
About GPFans
GPFans is a multi-platform, multi-language brand dedicated to Formula One coverage. We bring you all the ins and outs of the sport, 24/7, everything from up-to-the-minute news and features to the latest viral stories and clips.We believe that a new generation of exciting, outspoken drivers will make F1 more popular than ever before, and we want to give our users access to as much of their heroes as possible, on and off the track. From Lewis Hamilton to Max Verstappen, Daniel Ricciardo to Sebastian Vettel, we provide in-depth analysis of every every Grand Prix in the season, from Australia to Abu Dhabi.
With Formula One under the new ownership of Liberty Media, how the sport is being covered is evolving, and GPFans will look to be at the heart of this progression into new media, as one of the fastest-growing sites covering the king of motorsports.
Follow us on your favorite social media channel
Corporate & Media
Innovatieweg 20C7007 CD, Doetinchem, Netherlands
+31645516860