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After the Sao Paulo Grand Prix, Mercedes team boss Toto Wolff gave his thoughts on the 2025 Formula 1 championship title battle.
After winning the Sao Paulo Grand Prix, McLaren’s Lando Norris has solidified his position at the top of the 2025 championship standings, ahead of team-mate Oscar Piastri.
Max Verstappen, however, is 49 points behind Norris, and Mercedes team boss Toto Wolff believes his championship battle is over.
“That ship has sailed,” the Austrian said.
As for the battle between Norris and Piastri, Wolff belives the two drivers should be free to race until the end.
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“I think just let them race, make no contact, but the gap that Lando has now is very, very solid. But he can’t afford a DNF either, because then it swings in the other direction.
“Obviously, from a spectator standpoint you would want to see that going into the last race, equal points or similar points.
“But, [Norris] was impressive in the last few races, how he held the nerves and how he scored the points,” he concluded.
Toto should know what he’s talking about, since his former two drivers, Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg, were involved in fierce title battles from 2014 until 2016.
