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Toto Wolff says the removal of Lewis Hamilton’s car after his crash in Monaco Grand Prix FP3 was like “Cirque du Soleil”, as it ‘showcased the car to everyone in the world’.
The Monaco Grand Prix Free Practice 3 was stopped after Lewis Hamilton locked up and crashed into a barrier at Mirabeau.
The W14 was then lifted off the circuit by crane, allowing everybody to see its floor, which is an area of the car that is rarely seen.
Considering how it was one of the areas that Mercedes changed when they introduced their big upgrade, it was not a perfect situation for the team, to say the least.
After qualifying, team boss Toto Wolff was asked to comment on the situation.
“Well, whoever performed the crane has probably worked for Cirque du Soleil before,” Wolff said.
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“I mean, honestly, I don’t even comprehend. The car was on the road, you could have put it on a truck, rather than showcasing a car to everyone in the world.
“That was sub-optimum for us, to say the least.”
When Wolff was told that Sergio Perez’s car was removed in the same manner, after his crash in the early moments of quali, he said:
“Checo’s car was the same? I didn’t see that. So they are all from Cirque du Soleil.
“By the way, don’t thrash the stewards, okay? The Cirque du Soleil is okay, but everybody’s doing their best.
“I don’t want to be a team principal that lashes out at stewards that are doing their job,” the Austrian concluded.
