Toto Wolff Pours Cold Water on Upcoming Mercedes Upgrades After Historic Miami GP Win

Kimi Antonelli won the 2026 Miami Grand Prix, making it three consecutive victories to open his Formula 1 campaign. He also became the only driver in history to convert each of his first three consecutive pole positions into race wins, a stat that sits alongside Ayrton Senna and Michael Schumacher, which is not bad company for a 19-year-old. Toto Wolff‘s response? Well he’s keen to keep things low key for his young driver and his upcoming upgrades.

Speaking to Sky Sports F1 after the race, Wolff was careful not to let the moment run away with him.

“I hope he can continue on this positive slope. Most important is not to be carried away. We have a good car. Hopefully the upgrades work at the next race but he’s a fierce competitor and his team-mate also, who wasn’t happy with the track this weekend. Just important to keep both feet on the track.”

The Upgrade Gap Is Real, and Wolff Isn’t Pretending Otherwise

Mercedes arrived in Miami with little in the shape of upgrades unlike almost every other team on the grid. The sprint race was the first time this season the team failed to lock out the front row or place a car in the top three, while a highly updated McLaren finished first by the hands of Lando Norris.

George Russell was reportedly quite surprised to hear that , McLaren, and Red Bull were all bringing major update packages as soon as Miami, with the Brackley outfit instead waiting for to reveal their suite of changes.