Toto Wolff felt it was 'nearly impossible to overtake' on Sunday. AzerbaijanGP F1
Toto Wolff calls for action and analysis after ‘boring’ Azerbaijan Grand PrixToto Wolff has called for the teams to analyse the weekend in Baku after a “boring” Azerbaijan Grand Prix on Sunday, in which the Mercedes team principal felt it was “nearly impossible to overtake”.
Even though Russell largely kept around a second or two behind Stroll for much of the race, he eventually opted to stop for soft tyres late on to set the fastest lap of the race and gain an extra point, with no way past the Aston Martin forthcoming late on. The key flashpoint from Saturday’s sprint race came when Russell and Verstappen touched on the first lap, leading to a testy exchange between the two after the shortened race and an insult being sent the Mercedes driver’s way by the reigning World Champion.
“It needs the tough battles and I think the highlight you could see yesterday was George and Max being able to battle it out and today there was none of that.
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