Toto Wolff is cautious about Mercedes’s strong start to the new F1 season and is wary of the “political knives” which could play a part in the early phase of the year.
Mercedes have dominated the first two rounds of the 2026 campaign, with George Russell triumphant from pole in Australia and winning the sprint race in China, before Kimi Antonelli claimed his first grand prix win in Shanghai. Both drivers occupy the top two spots in the driver standings at this early stage.
