Mercedes chief Toto Wolff believes that he is in for a calmer year managing teammates Lewis Hamilton and the team's new driver Valtteri Bottas, and is relieved that the toxic atmosphere that prevailed in previous years – thanks to conflict between Hamilton and Nico Rosberg – is now a thing of the past. In an interview with Stuttgarter Zeitung, Wolff said, 'Nico was a top performer who pushed himself and his teammates to top performances. On the other hand, the rivalry between Lewis and Nico had become so intense that they were negative for the team.' 'We always had to deal with the drama that triggered this rivalry – instead of taking care of performance issues. That was...
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