Toto Wolff says Bahrain was ‘one of the worst days in racing’

Mercedes team principal in Formula 1 Toto Wolff says Bahrain Grand Prix was one of the worst days in their racing history.

“That was one of our worst days in racing,” declared team boss as seven-times world champion Lewis Hamilton finished fifth and George Russell seventh.

Red Bull’s double world champion Max Verstappen led team mate Sergio Perez in a one-two finish with the Dutch driver finishing 50.977 seconds up the road from Hamilton.

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“It was not good at all; we are lacking pace front, right, and center,” said Wolff.

“The Aston Martins are very fast, and the Red Bull is just on a different planet. It hurts that they are so far ahead,” added the Austrian.