Wolff: Nobody wants to spoil the opponent’s circle

After Saturday’s training, several riders were summoned to the stewards for interfering with their rivals on the track due to various circumstances. Lewis Hamilton, who interfered with Lance Stroll, will also have to explain.

“I can understand that there can sometimes be sharp and heated moments on the track,” said Mercedes team boss Toto Wolff after the session. “You’re on a fast lap and someone blocks you, but it’s never the drivers’ fault. They receive instructions from the boxes, their technicians tell about the traffic situation, so no one does this on purpose, because you can get a fine for such actions.

But sometimes there is so much information coming to the engineers from all sides that they do not always have the time to estimate what is happening on the track in time. However, no one wants to spoil the opponent’s circle.”