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A WOLFF IN CHAMPION’S CLOTHING

A multi-millionaire and the man behind the most successful Formula One team in the history of the sport, Toto Wolff has changed the landscape of the world’s most famous racing event. Taking a struggling Mercedes team and turning their fortunes around in a very short time to become the most successful team ever, overtaking the iconic Ferrari in not only team wins but in championship wins as well. Yet the Austrian was not always familiar with the sweet taste of success and a tough childhood and numerous setbacks ensured that he became familiar with failure and how to live with it. But like all true visionaries, Wolff used this as inspiration and a driving force that saw him become incredibly successful on and off the racing circuit.

Tough Teachings

Torger Christian Wolff was born on January 12, 1972, in Vienna, Austria. He is of mixed ethnicity, as his mother, who worked as an anesthetist, is Polish, while his father was of Austrian Romanian origin. Wolff wasn’t born into money and suffered a personal tragedy as

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