Formula 1 | Mercedes, Wolff attacks the FIA ​​over the Sassi case: "I think it's not important to know who disclosed certain information"

When asked about the recent statements made by Charlie Whiting to Reuters, Toto Wolff did not particularly like the fact that the name of Lorenzo Sassi, a former Ferrari engineer currently working at the Mercedes base in Brixworth, was mentioned. Sassi, we remember, worked in Maranello as head of the power unit sector and it would have been he who unleashed the Federation against Mattia Binotto's staff, revealing to Charlie Whiting the doubt about the SF71H's double exit from the energy store. According to the Executive Director of Mercedes, Whiting disclosed unnecessary information given that, in cases like these, it is not the person who reports certain details that is important, but rather the fact itself.

Here are the words of Toto Wolff: “The FIA ​​threw, metaphorically, Mercedes under the bus. In fact, from my point of view, it is disturbing if one of my people is mentioned in the wrong context. Various teams open discussions with the FIA ​​and this happens every day. I believe it is not important to know who and how disclosed certain information, but rather to carefully analyze the specific case."

“You don't feed a person by saying 'Look! He's questioning the legality of a car!” Identifying and targeting some profiles is not the right thing to do"he concluded.