Toto Wolff: Reliability remains a weak point

      In the last stage in Barcelona, the leader of the individual standings, Kimi Antonelli, did not finish due to technical problems with the car. For Mercedes, this was already the second retirement of the season, and before the Austrian Grand Prix, team principal Toto Wolff acknowledged that reliability remains a weak point of the W17 car.

      Toto Wolff: "The stage in Barcelona was a benchmark for assessing our current level of competitiveness. After victories in the first six races, the last stage became a kind of confrontation with reality. Rivals quickly closed the gap, and we need to respond. We are fighting in both standings, but if we want to finish the season at the top, we need to step up.

      Reliability continues to be our weak point. In the last races, both cars lost a lot of points. If we do not start to conduct weekends cleanly again, our rivals will definitely take advantage of this.

      The team is not standing still, and we will bring several updates to Austria aimed at improving both speed and reliability. The gaps are already minimal, and in Spielberg, considering the length of the lap, they will be even smaller. We need to have a stronger weekend than the last few. If we maximize our potential, we can fight for victory."