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After a season of unprecedented success, Toto Wolff says he wants to remain Mercedes’ team principal “for a while”, but hasn’t yet decided on his long-term future.
After a year of speculation about Toto Wolff’s future with Mercedes, the Austrian is set to remain in his position of team principal for the time being. Considering Wolff has been with Mercedes for seven years already, Autosport asked him where he sees himself in seven years time.
“It’s difficult to make predictions,” said the Austrian.
“But I love the sport. I love auto racing, I love the platform. And I see great potential for Formula 1 going forward.
“We have an additional leadership component with Stefano Domenicali coming in, Chase still being there. And in that respect, I believe that all of us together, all stakeholders can really steer the sport to a bright future.
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“We are seeing the success that we’ve had in the last one or two years with the various steps that we’ve made and I believe that in seven years, the sport could be in a fantastic position.
“And that means that the teams are going to be sustainable, financially, technology wise, and going to provide great entertainment. So this is the place I want to stay.
“I’m proud to be a co-owner with Mercedes of this team. But my role in the future may change. Being team principal now in my eighth year and I want to do this for a while, but maybe I will transition into some kind of other executive function in the next few years. I haven’t made the decision yet.
“It is about identifying the organisational structure of the future, developing the individuals and only then I will be able to change my role,” concluded Mercedes’ team boss.
