Toto Wolff gives Lewis Hamilton the reasons for his success at the Abu Dhabi Formula 1 Grand Prix.

Mercedes battle Ferrari for second place in the Formula 1 Constructors’ Championship as Lewis Hamilton prepares to win the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.

Toto Wolff has stepped up the pace for Mercedes as Lewis Hamilton and team-mate George Russell aim for second place in the Formula 1 Constructors’ Championship. Yes.

Mercedes lost out to rivals Ferrari at the Las Vegas Grand Prix, with Charles Leclerc second and Carlos Sainz ahead of Hamilton and Russell. Red Bull are confident of first place in the constructors’ championship, while Mercedes are four points ahead of Ferrari.

Despite the results in Las Vegas, Mercedes boss Wolff is optimistic. Before the last race of the season in Abu Dhabi, the Austrian signed autographs for the team’s drivers.

“Las Vegas was a special event,” Wolff said during Mercedes’ preview of the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. “We ran a fantastic race, the visuals were great and overall it was a great Grand Prix and I think it helped raise the profile of the sport in the United States. Everyone has worked hard for him to achieve this success and he deserves it. All the credit”. Visit everyone involved. “For us it went according to plan. It was a matter of “what could happen”. The speed of the car was strong. Had it not been for the numerous crashes, both Lewis and George would have struggled to reach the podium. But it can happen, it can happen, and it should happen. “Ferrari have closed the gap between the manufacturers to four points and they are ready to give everything to take first place in Abu Dhabi. They have shown good form recently but we have not been able to maximize our performance in the last few races. We know that. “It will be an exciting battle and we hope to finish the season strong and on top.”

Hamilton was confident of finishing third in the Drivers’ Championship after finishing seventh in Las Vegas, with Sainz and Fernando Alonso unable to catch him. The multiple world champion had his doubts at the start of the race in Las Vegas, but was positive after the race. “I’m very happy that I had a positive race and I’m very happy that the race went well,” said Hamilton, who relegated Russell to seventh after his team-mate received a time penalty. “I don’t know how it was, but there were a lot of overtaking. It was like Baku, but better.

“I had no idea the track would be this good, but the more laps I did, the more I enjoyed the race. There are many opportunities to overcome. “I think the negative view of the weekend is that it’s all about the show, blah blah blah, and I think Vegas proved them wrong.”