An inside look at Mercedes: How Wolff took a good look in the mirror

The message was particularly clear: ‘You can stand here and don’t move’. Author Matt Whyman did exactly as he was told in the garage at the Bahrain circuit while Mercedes team members around him were busy with the first qualifying session of the 2023 season. That Grand Prix was supposed to be the first part of the resurrection for the German team following the dramatic 2022 season after years of dominance in Formula 1.