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Wolff and Hamilton 'needed their time' after tense 2016 season
Mercedes boss Toto Wolff says the seeds of his strong relationship with Lewis Hamilton were sowed in the aftermath of the Silver Arrows' tense 2016 season. Managing the massively competitive rapport between Hamilton and arch-rival Nico Rosberg back then required a delicate balancing act from Wolff, one that took its toll at times on the team's unity. Hamilton was beaten to the title by Rosberg in 2016, a defeat that left the Brit and the German squad's boss at odds over a few issues, a state of affairs that later required a salutary clearing of the air between the two men. Wolff stunned by Hamilton's Jerez superbike test "With Lewis, we needed our time and in hindsight, how it was...
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