Toto Wolff denies “strategic involvement” at Aston Martin

(Motorsport-Entire.com) – In a newspaper interview, Mercedes team boss Toto Wolff denied speculation that he could invest as an investor in the British sports car manufacturer Aston Martin. The Austrian repeated in an interview with the daily newspaper 'Österreich' that he “would not become CEO of Aston Martin” – and excluded a “strategic investment as an investor”.

Not least by Research from 'Motorsport-Entire.com' supported rumors about his particular person denied Wolff: “I am and will remain the head of Mercedes Motorsport and Formula 1 -Boss.” At least “in the short term” nothing will change, he emphasizes – but without explicitly excluding a personal financial investment at Aston Martin.

Wolff is “somewhat surprised at the changes that have taken place over the winter has given, and about the behavior of individuals “. Whom he means specifically, he leaves uncommented. Mercedes had previously informed about 'Sky' that certain journalists let themselves be exploited by others and disseminate false information.

What Wolff confirms very clearly is his current position: “My participation in Mercedes is upright, my contract runs until the end 2020, and we are still in good discussions about what we want to do together. We are discussing. ” The corona virus pandemic currently has “bigger problems” to be solved than that.

What Wolff does not deny is his relationship with Lawrence Stroll (“a good friend for many years”), who joined Aston Martin together with business partners as a shareholder and as CEO has taken the lead. “People added one and one out of it and made three out of it,” says the Mercedes team boss.

Daimler CEO Ola Källenius comments similarly vaguely about Mercedes remaining as a factory team in the formula 1. The negotiations on a new Concorde settlement, he lets through in the interview with 'Autocar' , are not yet complete. But: “Formula 1,” emphasizes Källenius, “remains a very, very attractive arena for us.”