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Mercedes team boss Toto Wolff says he would “give up every profit just to win on track”, and adds “for a normal business owner that may sound crazy”.
In a talk with CNBC’s “Squawk on the Street”, Mercedes team boss Toto Wolff was asked how significant to Mercedes’ business is the fact that they are currently not the number one team in Formula 1.
“I would give up every profit just to win on track,” Wolff said.
“For a normal business owner that may sound crazy but it is how we are calibrated. It’s the stop-watch that counts.
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“The cost cap has changed everything in our environment so we’re not allowed to spend above a certain amount.
“Mercedes have dominated for a dominated for a long time and now Red Bull are doing a better job.
“It’s meritocracy. The best engineering wins as long as you respect the rules, the technical, the sporting and the financial rules.
“We just need to stretch ourselves a bit,” the Austrian concluded.
