A few weeks ago, Toto Wolffhead of Mercedesassured that he had read the signature of Lewis Hamilton by Ferrarivia Carlos Sainz’s fatherwho tried to compare the information with Fred Vasseurbut what His counterpart at the ‘Scuderia’ did not respond.
Well, during an interview in ‘The Guardian’ before the Las Vegas Grand Prix, the Austrian gave more details about what happened in those weeks before the start of the championship.
In fact, he revealed that drivers like Leclerc or Alonso had contacted him, without influencing the reasons.
“The same afternoon, I received calls from other pilots close to Charles Leclerc. Fernando Alonso also called me. I think it started when Leclerc discovered him during the winter, and then his closest allies knew there was an open seat. “I told Susie (his wife), ‘This is happening without us officially knowing it,'” he said.
“I wasn’t surprised at all. I knew it was going to happen a few weeks before, when I received a call from Carlos Sainz and his father. They told me: ‘Something is moving.’ “I said, ‘Why would this happen before the season starts?'” he added.
Regarding the moment of speaking face to face with Hamilton, Wolff admits that it was not a pleasant situation for either of them.
“I saw the pain in him when he told me. My feeling was, ‘Why now? When are we going to announce it?’ He replied: “Well, it’s leaking.”“, he settled.
