Toto Wolff was spot on with a prediction he made about Max Verstappen a year ago – though he won't be too pleased that he was correct.
Verstappen's first Formula 1 success came in 2021, when he edged out Lewis Hamilton on the final lap in Abu Dhabi amid one of the sport's biggest ever title race controversies. The way the Brit lost that duel was painful for Mercedes and was tough to swallow.
But Wolff was clear that he and his team blamed ousted race director Michael Masi for the way Hamilton was denied the title. Verstappen benefitted from the Australian's botched handling of a late safety car period, but did nothing wrong himself.
