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Toto Wolff once turned down a Formula 1 drive!

 XPB Images Toto Wolff is one of the pivotal individuals behind the remarkable success of Mercedes in Grand Prix racing. In addition to his business acumen and management skills, Wolff is also a very competent driver who in his early years raced in the sport's junior ranks and in GT racing with a fair amount of success. His main claim to fame as a driver is winning the grueling Nurburgring 24-hour event in 1994. The Austrian entertained at one point the hope of one day reaching the big time, and indeed was even offered an opportunity to race in F1, a chance he ultimately declined. "After I won the Nurburgring 24-hour race in 1994 I got an offer to race in Formula 1,"...
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