Wolff urges Mercedes rivals to ‘focus on themselves’ amid 2026 engine row

2026-02-02 - 16:35

Mercedes principal insists their new car is within rules ‘Other teams are finding excuses before they have started’ Toto Wolff has dismissed claims from rival teams over the legality of Mercedes’ new engine, insisting it is within the regulations. The Mercedes team principal said that the onus lay with the other manufacturers who had missed an opportunity and that they should get their “shit together”. The row over whether Mercedes and Red Bull have stolen a march on the opposition in their engine design has dominated the buildup to the new season and Wolff notably did not rule out other teams protesting against the legality of their engines after they are used competitively for the first time at the Australian Grand Prix on 8 March. Continue reading...