Toto Wolff has severely criticised Helmut Marko for his claim that Kimi Antonelli let Lando Norris past in the Qatar Grand Prix on purpose, labelling the Red Bull advisor “brainless.”<\/p>\n
On Lap 56 of 57 in Qatar, Antonelli was running in fourth place ahead of title contender Norris in fifth as Max Verstappen was leading from Oscar Piastri.\u00a0<\/p>\n
This would have meant a 10-point difference between the top two heading to the Abu Dhabi showdown, but Antonelli slipped up at Turns 9 and 10, allowing Norris to squeak through and rescue two more points to hold a 12-point buffer heading to the finale from Verstappen.<\/p>\n
Marko claimed post-race that Antonelli had “let him” past, something which drew Wolff’s ire, especially given Mercedes is trying to secure second in the constructors’, holding a 33-point lead now over Red Bull.<\/p>\n
“Bless him, Helmut, this is total and utter nonsense that blows my mind,” Wolff told media, including RacingNews365, of Marko’s claim.<\/p>\n
“We’re fighting for P2 in the championship, which is important for us, and Kimi is fighting for a potential P3 [in the race], and I mean, how brainless can you be to even say something like this?<\/p>\n
“It annoys me, because I’m annoyed with the race itself, I’m annoyed with the mistake at the end, I’m annoyed with other mistakes, and then hearing such nonsense blows my mind.<\/p>\n
“The other thing beyond losing points in the constructors’ championship is that I spoke with [Gianpiero Lambiase], and I said to him: ‘He just went off, he had a bit of a moment in the previous corner, had less entry speed into the left-hander, put the gas down, and at the moment, which can happen, lost the position.’<\/p>\n
“So with GP, everything is clear, he said he didn’t see the situation, but why would we do this?<\/p>\n
“Why would we even think about interfering in the drivers’ championship? I mean, you need to check yourself whether you are seeing ghosts.”<\/p>\n
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