Lewis Hamilton won six drivers\u2019 championships<\/a> with the Silver Arrows, while Nico Rosberg added a title of his own to the team\u2019s tally, alongside the eight consecutive constructors\u2019 championships they achieved between 2014 and 2021.<\/p>\n CATEGORYVOL.RANKRaces2461stChampionships61stRace wins841stPole positions781stPodiums1531stLewis Hamilton at Mercedes, 2013-2024<\/p>\n F1 has quickly changed direction in recent years, both in terms of the regulations on the sporting side and the growing popularity of the sport around the world.<\/p>\n Mohammed Ben Sulayem<\/a> has been FIA president during that time, and is up for reelection at the end of the year.<\/p>\n Ben Sulayem recently suggested a change Mercedes might not agree with<\/a> when it comes to the future direction of the regulations, which are already changing next year.<\/p>\n However, Wolff was previously outspoken about the introduction of an 11th team to the paddock in the form of Cadillac<\/a>, but has now u-turned on his suspicions about expanding the grid by adding an extra two cars.<\/p>\n READ MORE: All you need to know about Mercedes F1 CEO and team principal Toto Wolff<\/a><\/p>\n The idea of an 11th team joining Formula 1 has been floated for some time.<\/p>\n In an interview with Motorsport<\/a> in 2022, when the Cadillac project was still known as Andretti, Wolff explained: \u201cAndretti is a name that\u2019s for sure, and the American market is important. But every team that is joining needs to be accretive, that means [they] need to add value.<\/p>\n \u201cAnd it\u2019s not only by paying $200 million [\u00a3149m] entry fee, but it needs to demonstrate, in my opinion, what it can do for the other teams, for F1 and FIA. Only then the sport will grow.<\/p>\n \u201cWe are the absolute pinnacle, this is the Champions League, or the NFL, and redistributing franchises is not the goal, that\u2019s not how it should be, and it\u2019s not the intention of F1 and the FIA either.<\/p>\n \u201cBut if there is a real brand coming in with good people, necessary funding, not only the 200 million, but probably you need more like a billion if you want to play in this club straight from the get-go. And then why not?\u201d<\/p>\n However, speaking to Autosport<\/a> at the 2025 Austrian Grand Prix, Wolff admitted: \u201cYou can\u2019t deny that he\u2019s ruling with an iron fist.<\/p>\n \u201cHe doesn\u2019t let anyone tell him what to do. That can have its advantages.\u201d<\/p>\n Wolff went on to say that Ben Sulayem \u201cprobably got it right with the 11th team.\u201d<\/p>\n He also suggested that it \u201cis good for the sport. So something positive came out of it,\u201d after Ben Sulayem pushed hard for an 11th team to be added to the grid.<\/p>\n READ MORE: All to know about General Motors\u2019 Cadillac F1 team from engine to drivers<\/a><\/p>\n Cadillac are looking at a potential Mercedes connection with their first Formula 1 driver line-up<\/p>\n One of the biggest decisions Cadillac have to make before the start of next season is who will drive for them in 2026.<\/p>\n![\"Mercedes](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/GettyImages-2162216141-1024x683.jpg\")
Photo by Beata Zawrzel\/NurPhoto via Getty ImagesToto Wolff has changed his mind on Mohammed Ben Sulayem allowing Cadillac to join Formula 1<\/p>\n