Wolff labels Mercedes performance in Brazil as ‘inexcusable’

Toto Wolff didn’t shy away from criticism when it came down to assessing Mercedes display at the Brazilian Grand Prix.

The Silver Arrows endured a nightmare race with Lewis Hamilton managing only P8 and George Russell forced to retire.

Wolff shared his thoughts afterwards by claiming the W14 is a “miserable” car, despite promising signs in the last couple of races.

“Inexcusable performance,” he told Sky Sports following the race. “There’s not even words for that. That car finished second last week, and the week before, and whatever we did to it was horrible.”

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“Lewis survived out there but George… I can only feel for the two driving such a miserable thing. It shows how difficult the car is, it’s on a knife edge.”

“We’ve got to develop that better for next year because it can’t be that within seven days you’re finishing on the podium – solid, one of the two quickest cars – and then we finish eighth.”

Mercedes could consider themselves lucky as their poor performance was not heavily punished by Ferrari as Charles Leclerc crashed out on the formation lap. That meant only one car finished and the Silver Arrows lead in the Constructors over the Italians was cut by only 4 points.