November 30, 2025<\/a><\/p>\nSpeaking after the race, Mercedes team principal Wolff was unimpressed by the accusation and quick to defend his driver.<\/p>\n
\u201cBless him, Helmut. This is total and utter nonsense that blows my mind,\u201d Wolff said.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019re fighting for P2 in the championship, which is important for us, and Kimi\u2019s fighting for a potential P3.<\/p>\n
\u201cHow brainless can you be to even say something like this?\u201d<\/p>\n
Wolff also addressed the radio message from Lambiase.<\/p>\n
\u201cI spoke to GP. I saw him, and obviously, he was emotional in that moment, because they needed one position, I guess, to [help] win the championship,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
\u201cNow they need more. And I said to him, he just went off. He had a bit of a moment in the previous corner, and then had less entry speed into that left-hander, put the gas down and had that moment, which can happen, that lost the position.<\/p>\n
\u201cSo with GP, everything\u2019s clear. Cleared the air. He said he didn\u2019t see the situation.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhy would we do this? Why would we even think about interfering in a driver championship? I mean, you really need to check yourself whether you see ghosts.<\/p>\n
\u201cI said to GP that there\u2019s quite a social media storm and GP said, \u2018Sorry if I caused that.’\u201d<\/p>\n
The Mercedes chief also reflected on his team\u2019s own race. Antonelli and George Russell finished fifth and sixth respectively, with Wolff lamenting mistakes and lost track position.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhen George was in free air, he did a 23.2\u2014a second quicker than before,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
\u201cWith these cars now at the end of their life, you need the free air to perform.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe moment you\u2019re in traffic, the turbulence is so bad that your performance drops, and you have no chance to recover.\u201d<\/p>\n
Mercedes currently holds a 33-point lead over Red Bull in the constructors\u2019 championship, while Norris heads to Abu Dhabi with a 12-point advantage over Qatar Grand Prix winner Verstappen, with Oscar Piastri a further four points back in third.<\/p>\n
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