1 day Ago By Joe Krishnan
Susie Wolff , the wife of Mercedes chief Toto Wolff, has praised Lewis Hamilton for being 'hugely supportive' as the Formula One star prepares for his final race with the team. Hamilton will join Ferrari for the 2025 season in one of the most highly-anticipated moves in F1 history. It was a move that took his boss Toto by surprise when Hamilton's exit was announced in February.
He is set to bow out of Mercedes after 12 years with the team at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix on Sunday, having won six Drivers' Championship titles, 84 races and 153 podiums in 255 races in a trophy-laden era of success. The Briton endured a miserable penultimate race at the Qatar Grand Prix yesterday after being hit multiple penalties by the stewards, finishing 12th out of the 15 classified drivers. But away from his racing exploits, Mrs Wolff paid tribute to Hamilton with a personal detail about their relationship, which speaks volumes about the 39-year-old's character.
"Hugely supportive from the very beginning," Wolff wrote on her Instagram Story, attaching a photo of herself and Hamilton. "And [he] makes the effort to visit not because he is asked to but because he wants to! Thank you Lewis Hamilton ." Susie, a former F1 test driver who now operates as managing director of the F1 Academy, married Toto in 2011 after two years of dating and they have a son together.
Toto also has two other children from a previous marriage. She has grown close with Hamilton throughout his time with the Silver Arrows, as Hamilton maintains a friendly working relationship with the motorsport power couple. Hamilton has been a passionate advocate for increased female representation and ethnic diversity in motorsport - a cause Wolff has worked tirelessly herself to bring to the forefront.
And the Stevenage native was a staunch defender of her decision to take legal action against the FIA in a French court in February after the world motorsport governing body launched - and then dropped - an investigation in December 2023 over an alleged breach of confidentiality. "Firstly, I'm incredibly proud of Susie. I think she's so brave and she stands for such great values," Hamilton said in February.
"She's such a leader, and in a world where often people are silenced, for her to be standing up sends such a great message. "And I love that she's taken it out of this world - fighting it from outside because there is a real lack of accountability here within this sport, within the FIA, things that are happening behind closed doors.".
