Toto Wolff

“This is motor racing. We go at very high speeds, and tires have always been deflating or exploding. It is just part of the sport.”

“By admitting a mistake, it is easier to get yourself out of a spiral.”

“I was much too late when I found out about my passion for motor racing. I was 18.”

“If you come into Formula 1, and you try to eat each other or perform on the highest level, and equalisation is what you need after the first race, and you cry out after the first race, it's not how we've done things in the past and not how we've moaned.”

“You need the right balance between data and gut feeling.”

“People enjoy watching sports at the weekend and watching motor racing and whatever sports, and Formula One is the number one global platform which is competing regularly - not like the Olympic Games or the World Cup - so the macro case was this is something that we should be part of because it's going to grow, and it does.”

“Don't mess with Sergio Marchionne.”

“We have a strict radio protocol and structure how our decisions are made. This is how we've won so many races.”

“You have seen in football that if you start to think you are the 'Special One,' or that you are better than the others, that is the moment when you will be beaten.”

“I live part of the time in Oxford, and I love it.”

“This is motor racing, and things can change pretty quickly.”

“I think, as a tire manufacturer, you need to deliver a product that, up to a certain specification, needs to hold the loads and the speed. But you want a tire which degrades in performance so the races are not boring, while at the same time, you want it to have peak performance. All together is a very difficult task.”

“Brexit is a major concern for us, and it should be a major concern for all of us who live in the U.K. and operate out of the U.K.”

“It is important for a racing driver, for myself and for the team, that we can say that we trust each other, and it is not lightly said.”

“I'm getting to enjoy the mentality of the British, the sarcasm, the dry humour. There are so many more ways of articulating yourself than in German.”

“We must be relentless and resilient.”

“I've been involved in motorsports from the commercial point of view for many years with my involvement with DTM and managing other businesses, such as a rally business as well where we are collaborating with Red Bull.”

“Humility is a super-important factor in all of our lives, and I try to remind myself every evening in front of the mirror, 'Just calm down.'”

“We are always full of the types of people who retire or die. But they are never saying 'This guy is really unbelievable; we're alive to witness an exceptional performer.' I think we should recognise that while we are still racing.”

“Marchionne has a clear vision of what F1 should represent for Ferrari, which is a purist sport that isn't a shopping channel. I would strongly encourage the sport's stakeholders not to provoke him.”