Rosberg: Toto Wolff is the best team leader

2016 Formula 1 champion Nico Rosberg said on SkySport that he thinks Toto Wolff is the best team leader…

Nico Rosberg «For everyone in Mercedes, the current situation is very difficult. They used to win, they wrote the biggest success story and won the Constructors’ Championship eight times in a row. Therefore, now it is very difficult for them to accept that suddenly everything has stopped working, that the situation has not improved compared to last year, but rather worsened.

I was part of this success, I know Toto Wolff’s way of working, his competence. But every success comes to an end. It will be incredibly difficult for the team to rebuild everything, make the right decisions, restructure, but it will have to be done. Any restructuring usually results in a small step back before progress can be made.

I don’t believe Lewis will leave the team. He is still very motivated and wants to win, win another championship title – and works very hard. In Bahrain, George and Lewis were among the last to leave the track, late for the monitors in the Mercedes motorhome.

Competition from George is also a great motivation for Lewis. They are performing at the same level, but Lewis wants to lead the way. He’s very motivated and I don’t think he’s thinking about leaving or anything like that. What he wants most is to get back into the fight for the lead.”