Mercedes F1 Team Principal Toto Wolff Worried About Crane Incident in Monaco Grand Prix

Mercedes F1 team principal Toto Wolff has admitted he was worried when he saw Lewis Hamilton’s car hoisted high into the air at a steep angle by a crane during final practice for the Monaco Grand Prix. The W14 chassis was recovered by a crane after Hamilton crashed at Mirabeau near the end of the session. It tilted to a very steep angle for a moment, then settled, then was lifted high into the air.

In Monaco, cranes are regularly used to hoist stranded cars off the track to reduce recovery time. Sergio Perez’s Red Bull was similarly recovered in qualifying. Wolff admitted that he didn’t like the way his team’s car was treated, especially as it made areas normally hidden, such as the floor, more clearly visible. “The person who was operating the crane probably worked for Cirque du Soleil,” Wolff told the media. “Honestly, I don’t understand it,” he said. “The car was on the road, so it could have been put on the truck, or rather, to show the car to the whole world. To put it mildly. , it’s not optimal for us.” However, he made it clear that he did not intend to criticize Marshall. “Everyone is doing their best and I don’t want to be the team principal lashing out at the stewards doing their job.”