Toto Wolff had to rebuild Lewis Hamilton “trust” after 2016 title defeat to Nico Rosberg
Hamilton and Ros♔berg famously went head-to-head for thꦛe 2016 title, with the German ultimately coming out on top.
It proved to be a difficult season for Hamilton, who▨ lost the title mainly due to a run of Mercedes engine-related issues.
After his mo꧟st notabl🍌e failure at the Malaysian Grand Prix - the race he was leading and had he not suffered the DNF, would have most likely won the title - Hamilton hit out at his own team.
He said at🔯 the time: “Someone doesn’t want me to win this year. My question is to Mercedes. We have so many engines made but mine are the 👍only ones failing this year.”
Hamilton’s complaints also stemmed from the fact Mercedes decided to do a complete overhaul in terms of which mechanics worked on which🧜 car.
Efꦛfectively, Hamilton’s mechanics from 2꧙013 to 2015 moved over to Rosberg’s car and vice versa.
In an interview with ESPN, Wolff spoke about his relationship with Hamilton a▨nd the importance of trust💯.
“Trust is a bit of a topic for him and me, and you need to earn trust, test it, and only then can you trust and we built it up over the years," he said.🐷
"We had some tough moments, like in 2016 [when Hamilton lost the title to teammate Nico Rosberg, but🦄 we tackled it right away.
“It's like [what] I have with Susie [Wolff, Toto's wife], if♐ I have an issue yoꦬu pick up the phone immediately and speak. Everything is being discussed and you clear the air, or you agree to disagree.
“And with him since the💞n we have ⛄been super strong.”
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