The journey to F1 success is not always a straightforward one.
Totoulf was expelled from school with his sister during his youth because his parents could not pay the frequent private schools in Austria. More than 30 years later, a 52 -year -old man has given his name on the champion title of eight manufacturers. Wolff began his F1 journey with Williams before spearheading Mercedes’ dominance in the turbo-hybrid era.
He can now boast the success of the Silver Arrows and a combined seven Drivers’ World Championship titles with Nico Rosberg and Lewis Hamilton, but the Austrian had to face many difficulties during his early years. Discussing the case about the case, he stated: I was going to a private school I couldn’t afford to buy.
“So there was an instance where my sister and I were called out of class to the headmaster in the early afternoon, and he told us you have to leave the school – the fees are not paid. So I had to go back into class, to the delight of my friends that were really happy for me and saying: ‘You’re so lucky you can leave the school’. “But I took my schoolbag, met my sister, who was 10, basically in the lobby to take the tram home for 45 minutes and explain to her why we were going home and not finishing the day.”
Wolff believes that the incident, combined with his father’s poor health, played a significant role in instilling the values and determination that led him on a path to financial prosperity and success in the world of F1. The Austrian’s father was diagnosed with brain cancer when his son was just eight years old and later passed away when Wolff turned 15.
He continues, “And these economic hardships and family situations created in me a different need to be responsible, to grow up quickly, and take care of my family both financially and emotionally.
“If this hadn’t happened, if I hadn’t felt so inadequate in front of my friends and in front of my environment, I definitely wouldn’t be here.” When asked if he still struggles with these feelings, Wolf continued: “I didn’t trust that I succeeded in the 1930s (and 40 years old) in the 1920s. I always saw deep by. “Tomorrow could be the end of everything. Tomorrow you will start losing. Tomorrow I could lose my money, my marriage could be over, someone could get sick.
“And that’s why I have to keep going… I have to keep going… I have to keep going. And that has gotten a little bit better now after I became 50 because one thing is now clear – I am already over half of my time. I hope so, in any case! So I’ve gone through the worst, hopefully.”
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