‘That Model of Racing Driver Has Died': Toto Wolff Hails Kimi Antonelli as a New Breed of F1 Champion

Toto Wolff says the win-at-all-costs racing driver is finished, and Kimi Antonelli is his proof. The Mercedes team principal made that case on Sunday in Mexico City, after the 20-year-old clinched the 2026 Formula 1 drivers' title with a third-place finish at the Mexico City GP. Wolff delivered the message at the end of his post-race media briefing, without anyone asking for it. In appreciation of his young driver’s mentality, Wolff said: "This notion of win at all costs, selfish, opportunistic, ruthless for your own benefit, that model of racing driver has died.