Mercedes, Wolff didn't think he'd be celebrating second place in the Constructors' Championship

Despite the disappointing season, with zero victories and a single-seater that was never truly convincing, Mercedes managed to stop Ferrari's chase, and consequently defend second place in the Constructors' standings.

The team principal himself, although aware of his team's poor year, admitted that finishing ahead of Ferrari still represented a small moment of joy and that he didn't expect to rejoice in Abu Dhabi for having achieved this result. Mercedes, when the inertia was leaning entirely towards the Cavallino, managed to save the place of honor behind the Red Bull, also taking advantage of the difficulties of Sainz's Red Team, which finished outside the points zone in the last GP.

“If you had asked me at the beginning of the year I would have answered that not much changes between second and third place in the Constructors' Championship – the words of Toto Wolff at racingnews365.com -. There is certainly an economic advantage also for our staff with second place. Maybe finishing second isn't relevant from a sporting point of view, but it's a good thing for our employees. This is why being able to defend our position in the Constructors' Championship was fantastic. I didn't think I'd get to celebrate, but the whole team felt the challenge and there was a nice boost of morale and enthusiasm for having done it."