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Wolff shocked with disqualification: 'Thought it was a joke on WhatsApp'

Toto Wolff was shocked when Lewis Hamilton was disqualified from qualifying in the Brazilian Grand Prix weekend. The Mercedes boss thought it was a joke when the news was revealed by team member Ron Meadows.   Mercedes Wolff and Mercedes thought the wing was okay. He explains how they believe Hamilton picked up damage during the session and therefore the problem with the wing caused Hamilton a disadvantage.  "Until late this afternoon, we believed that it was okay. The wing was damaged, one side was okay, the middle was okay and the right side wasn't okay. This meant we had a performance disadvantage, we thought that considering all the aspects the FIA would say there was damage and...
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