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Jan 2024
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Secrets of Success: Toto Wolff

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About this episode
Welcome to another bonus episode on the Sky Sports F1 Podcast feed. This is an episode of the Secrets of Success podcast in which former England cricket captain, Nasser Hussain chats with some of the most successful people in sport to find out how the motivate and inspire their teams to succeed at the highest level.

His guest today is Mercedes team principal, Toto Wolff.

Wolff talks about how he ended up in Formula One after some difficult moments in his childhood - moments which he says helped shape him as a leader and manager.

He also discusses working with Lewis Hamilton, his rivalry with Red Bull boss Christian Horner and why he avoids social media as much as he can.

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