F1 News: Toto Wolff Shares Thoughts On "Worst Possible Situation" After Austrian Grand Prix

Mercedes team principal and CEO Toto Wolff has voiced his concern over track limits issues clouding the narrative of Formula 1 races, especially the Austrian Grand Prix.

These concerns were triggered by the Red Bull Ring race, where numerous drivers were penalised for exceeding track limits, notably at Turns 9 and 10, which even affected the final race classification for those outside the top three.

Wolff expressed his frustration during an interview, as quoted by Motorsportweek.com:

“Everybody is in the worst possible situation with the regulations.

“The Race Director and the FIA try to enforce them to the best of their ability with the cameras and the sensors.

“We do the same with someone looking at the onboards back at base, just to make sure we are not penalised more than all the other teams.

“But for the fans, spectators, teams and drivers it is super frustrating to keep the penalties coming.”

Addressing potential solutions to the track limits conundrum at the Red Bull Ring, Wolff offered two possible solutions, explaining:

“There are only two solutions, either you come back to sausage kerbs that break the drivers and the cars but then no one should complain, or you remove them all and let them race the fastest line, this is what Niki Lauda always said.

“You may come close to some of the guard rails, but we need to find a solution for the interest of the track, which is a super track and a traditional track.

“We want to achieve the same: a spectacular race that is not influenced by penalties unless they are given for the right reasons because the rules exist.”

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