While Susie Wolff was rumoured to run for presidency at the FIA, her husband, Toto Wolff, once again put these news to bed with a joke. The team principal and CEO also talked about F1 CEO Stefano Domenicali’s contract extension.
The Formula 1 winter break is finally over, and with that, the official start of the 2025 Formula 1 season. At the end of this week, we will know the very first race winner of the new season, but until then, the teams will be preparing for the time differences, hot temperatures and leadership changes.
This year the FIA’s presidency, a role currently held by Mohammed Ben Sulayem, will undergo its traditional election process which takes place every four years. After openly welcoming challengers to his re-election bid, rumours popped up in the media recently, linkin F1 Academy’s Managing Director, Susie Wolff as a potential candidate, now her husband, Toto Wolff clears the air regarding his wife’s alleged aspirations.
Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff promised Lewis Hamilton that he would not go after Max Verstappen as a potential replacement for the seven-time Formula 1 world champion. This revelation emerged during a preview for the new season of Drive to Survive, with Wolff discussing with his wife, Susie Wolff, about who Mercedes should offer a contract to following Hamilton’s departure to Ferrari.