Toto Wolff: Director of the Mercedes team rejects Sir Jim Ratcliffe-Ineos Split Talk of the claim ahead of the 2025 season | F1 news
Toto Wolff rejected the claims that Ineos Sir Jim Ratcliffe brought the division closer to the Mercedes F1 team.
Ratcliffe, who is a minority shareholder of Manchester United, owns one -third of the F1 team with his Ineos company. Wolff and Mercedes-Benz also have one third of the team.
Telegraph Earlier this week, he reported that Ineos almost split with a Mercedes, which even watched the purchase of Ratcliffe shares.
“[It was] Never considering, “Wolff said Sky Sports News on F1’s seasonal launch in London.
“Jim Ratcliffe is one of the three amigos – Mercedes, Jim and I. We will never separate. He was a great sponsor. We had projects together. Nothing you read in the news won’t change anything.”
Said a Mercedes spokesman Sky Sports News: “At no point, there were no discussions of the shareholder change, and sponsorship with Ineos is ongoing and stable.”
Ineos has made a reduction in sports companies that have been supported lately, mostly with a decrease in Manchester United and increased ticket prices on Old Trafford in the midst of a disappointing season on the ground, and United is only 15th in the Premier League.
The chemical company is in a litigation with a new Zealand rugby team for unpaid sponsorship fees. They also have Share with the American Cup team Sir Ben Ainslie.
Wolff: Mercedes to start the next chapter 2025
Together with other teams in F1, Mercedes discovered his Livno on Tuesday in 2025 in the London O2 Arena on F1 75 Live on Tuesday.
The W16 will be obtained on Monday with his own formal launch in Bahrein, before shaking the same day when he was driven by George Russell and Andrea Kimi Antonelli, two days before the pre -season testing.
This year, the first season of Mercedes is without seventh World Champion Lewis Hamilton, who joined Ferrari.
“We’re excited. It seems it’s so long that we didn’t race,” Wolff said.
“Finally, [we get] Let’s see if we improved the car and had weekends as we had in Las Vegas, can we have more. “
He added: “Mercedes has a long history in moto sports and it is an amazing honor to wear that baton. This year, with George and Kimi, we are starting to write the next chapter in our story, and we are excited to go.”
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