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Toto Wolff is vetting potential successors at Mercedes
Mercedes team principal and CEO Toto Wolff is vetting two or three people to take on his responsibilities.
He has led the team since 2013, overseeing its championship-winning years with Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg.
Wolff says his current job could be divided among several people in a future management structure.
He owns a stake in Mercedes, so he says a complete break is probably not possible if he continues to own part of the team with his family.
He may move into an executive or non-executive chairman role, but says it would need clear limits so he does not interfere with day-to-day work.
Wolff says he still enjoys running the team, and the sources do not indicate that he plans to leave soon.
Toto Wolff says he is vetting two or three people to take over parts of his Mercedes team leadership responsibilities.
Wolff is Mercedes’ team principal and CEO, and says a solid management structure could operate without him.
He said a complete break from Mercedes may not be possible while he and his family own part of the team.
Wolff said he could take an executive or non-executive chairman role, but would need to avoid interfering in daily operations.
The sources give different figures for Wolff’s ownership stake: GPFans reports 28.33 per cent, while Crash.net reports 33 per cent.
- Who
- Toto Wolff, Mercedes’ team principal and CEO.
- What
- He is vetting two or three people to take over parts of his responsibilities.
- When
- He said this in an interview on the Cheeky Pint podcast, reported on October 21, 2026.
- Where
- At Mercedes’ Formula 1 team.
- Why
- He is planning for a future in which the team can operate without him leading it.
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Wolff bought a share of Williams and joined its board of directors.
Wolff joined Mercedes as a motorsport boss and executive director, and began leading its Formula 1 efforts.
Wolff signed a three-year extension to remain Mercedes team principal and CEO, according to Crash.net.
Reports on his Cheeky Pint podcast interview said Wolff was vetting potential successors.
- Successors
- Two or three people are being vetted.
- Mercedes roles
- Wolff is team principal and CEO.
- Leadership start
- Wolff has led Mercedes’ Formula 1 efforts since 2013.
- Ownership stake
- GPFans reports 28.33 per cent; Crash.net reports 33 per cent.
- Possible future role
- Executive or non-executive chairman.
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What people are saying
I believe that my job is going to be divided between two or three people that I'm vetting at the moment that I believe are already doing a great job with all of their strengths in these various areas.
I think a clean break is probably not possible if I continue to own it with my family.
But I'm still enjoying it too much running it, actually.