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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Sport
Donald McRae

Toto Wolff: ‘There are times you just need to survive day by day mentally’

Toto Wolff, the team principal of the Formula One team Mercedes
Toto Wolff led Mercedes to eight consecutive constructors’ championships but they will finish no better than fourth this season. Photograph: David Levene/The Guardian

‘I don’t feel pressure as it’s my comfort zone,” Toto Wolff says as he prepares to lead Mercedes into the last three races of another complicated season for his once-dominant Formula One team.

“That’s not a macho sentence because I feel awful and vulnerable at other times, which is more related to life. I’ve always had mental health struggles, but that’s because of my upbringing. That’s why my professional frustration doesn’t come anywhere near those other experiences I went through.”

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