Pundits mention Toto Wolff’s U-turn between Monza and Singapore.

Toto Wolff was “relieved” by Mercedes’ pace, according to F1 Nation podcast pundits, after his “punchy” mood in Monza, where he disparaged Max Verstappen’s most recent F1 record, changed to “happy” in Singapore.

This season, Wolff and Mercedes have experienced the full range of feelings as the Brackley team has oscillated between discouragement and inspiration, happiness and elation.
Team manager Wolff’s face has clearly displayed each of these emotions.

The Austrian criticized Verstappen’s most recent F1 record two weeks ago in Monza, where the driver had just won his tenth race in a row, moving him one step closer to a third World championship.

After this outcome, Toto Wolff will feel some relief.

But seven days later, Wolff could not help but smile as George Russell and Lewis Hamilton came within three seconds of winning the Singapore Grand Prix, with only Carlos Sainz’s incredible race management and Lando Norris’ assistance.

Russell eventually experienced a crash on the last lap, while Hamilton finished third, 2 points and 5 seconds behind the race winner.

Tom Clarkson observed that Wolff appeared to be in a more positive mood than he had been the previous week.

He said in the most recent episode of the F1 Nation podcast, “I felt he was quite punchy in Monza, you know he wasn’t ready to recognize Max’s 10 wins in a row, comparing it to Wikipedia that nobody reads.
Are you really of the opinion that this past weekend, he was a little bit gentler, more at ease, and more accommodative?

After seeing Wolff shortly after the race, Bild journalist Silja Rulle concurred that he appeared to be in a much better mood.

She noted that “he seemed content and at ease.”.
“We occasionally can read the expression on Toto’s face, and just by looking at the muscles in his face and the way he moved, he seemed at ease.
After this outcome, there may be some tension relief, in my opinion.
“.

As the saying goes, “Mercedes went for the win.”.

Unfortunately, Mercedes did not come out on top, but Pedro de la Rosa commended them for their efforts.

Mercedes took a chance on losing track position in order to have fresher tyres to contend for the victory, while the Ferraris, McLarens, and even Red Bulls stayed out during a late Virtual Safety Car.

To run third and fourth, the teammates overpowered Charles Leclerc before making progress on the lead two.
But despite our best efforts, it was not to be.

According to former F1 driver De la Rosa, “It was the right choice if you wanted to go for a race win.”.
George has been announcing his desire to win since the second lap on radio 1.

I believe they did a fantastic job of simply keeping the extra sets of brand-new medium tires that nobody else needed.
Since nobody had access to news media, everyone who eventually lost put on old tires.

“I believe that was a wise strategic move.

You must pit if the Virtual Safety Car occurs and you have saved a new set of mediums.
There is no other option but to go for the victory.

Although it was risky, the goal was to win the race.
You needed to leave.

“They followed the plan exactly, using the second kind of media. They stated that they had a second set of mediums and intended to use them to make things difficult for Ferrari after qualifying.
That’s exactly what they did as well.
“.

“They went for the win, that was the bottom line,” he continued.
Due to the loss of George’s car, they lost more than a second.
Despite only having one car, they came in third, so I believe they suffered more losses.
However, I appreciate their desire to prevail. They made a win-attempt.
They weren’t far apart, but it didn’t.
“.

Fernando Alonso was passed by Hamilton in the Drivers’ Championship thanks to Hamilton’s third-place finish.