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Why isn’t Toto Wolff at the Imola GP?
Mercedes confirmed that Toto Wolff will be absent from the Imola Grand Prix due to a family event.
This marks Kimi Antonelli’s first home race with the team, and Mercedes is introducing additional upgrades to make crucial strides this weekend.
Bradley Lord, their chief communications officer, will be taking over the duties of the team principal for the Imola GP.
Wolff has missed races before in 2025, including the Japanese GP, with Lord filling in for him during those absences.
Wolff’s absence is because of his son Benedict’s graduation in the US. Bradley Lord will once again step in for Wolff to oversee the team’s operation in Imola.
Antonelli and George Russell will continue to compete under the guidance of Lord during the seventh round of the 2025 season.
Aside from Benedict, Wolff has a child named Jack with his wife Susie Wolff. Lewis Hamilton signed a new deal as a Ferrari star was absent from the Imola Grand Prix.
