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Toto Wolff hoping Lewis Hamilton’s Mercedes days end on a ‘high’

Speaking after the United States Grand Prix, Mercedes boss Toto Wolff talked about how he wants Lewis Hamilton’s time at Mercedes to end

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Mark Schofield
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Lewis Hamilton’s shocking spin at the United States Grand Prix last Sunday brought an early end to his race weekend.

It also trimmed the number of race weekends he has left with Mercedes, before his move to Ferrari for the 2025 Formula 1 season, down to five.

With Mercedes sitting fourth in the Constructors’ Championship standings, and Hamilton currently sixth in the Drivers’ Championship, any dreams of one last championship with the Silver Arrows ended weeks ago. But that does not mean that Toto Wolff wants Hamilton’s final race weekends with the team to fizzle out, as the Mercedes boss discussed Sunday following the United States Grand Prix.

“[Ending the season on a high note], we are keen on that, but how his mindset is, and how the relationships are in the team, is as good as we ever had,” said Wolff to the media, including SB Nation, on Sunday evening in Mercedes’ hospitality space.

“First thing he said? He apologized for the incident,” continued Wolff, recalling what Hamilton said after his Lap 2 spin. “As I said before, I don’t think it was his fault. Something caught him out.

“So it’s great and we want to celebrate it, and finish on a high, and I’m sure we will. Whether we can do it with great performance in the car? That would be fantastic,” said Wolff.

“But if not, then we think we gave it our best shot.”

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