Abu Dhabi GP: Toto Wolff says Mercedes qualifying was ‘one to put in the toilet’
The HinduMercedes boss Toto Wolff dismissed his team’s final qualifying session of the Formula One season in Abu Dhabi on Saturday as one to put in the toilet. Seven-time world champion Lewis Hamilton qualified fifth at Yas Marina, dimming hopes that he might avoid a first season without a win, while teammate and last weekend’s Brazilian Grand Prix winner George Russell will line up sixth on Sunday. “We went on a high-downforce, high-drag concept in order to have a good race car tomorrow and that was just so slow on the straights.” With Max Verstappen and Red Bull having clinched both titles already, Mercedes and Ferrari are fighting for the runner-up slot in the constructors’ championship. Hamilton said Mercedes had thought Abu Dhabi would be a difficult track for the side but he had not been expecting such a margin, with the Briton nearly eight-tenths off Verstappen’s pole pace.
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