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Toto Wolff says Lewis Hamilton is not to blame for losing control of his car at the United States Grand Prix, and adds Lewis “doesn’t lose the car on a lap like this”.
At the United States Grand Prix, Mercedes introduced its last big upgrade package of the 2024 season, however everything did not go according to plan, as both Lewis Hamilton and George Russell spun out at certain points.
Lewis’ spin unfortunately happened early in the race and led to his retirement.
When asked if the issue was with the car or with Lewis, Mercedes team boss Toto Wolff said it was “100 percent car”.
“He was not even pushing at that stage,” he continued.
“We saw it with George on Saturday, perhaps that was maybe over-pushing it, but still abrupt losing it and putting it in the wall.
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“Today, there was wind and a bit of dirty air from the car in front. We definitely have an issue. I don’t know if yesterday was the same.
“Lewis Hamilton doesn’t lose the car on a lap like this.”
In a later statement to the media he added:
“Where I sit at the moment it’s 100 per cent not Lewis’ fault and that’s not to say that I’m protecting him.
“It’s clear it was gusty, there was a slipstream, how does all of that interact?” he concluded.
