Toto Wolff level with Frank Williams on nine titles

Mercedes secured their ninth Constructors' Championship at the 2026 Sao Paulo Grand Prix, drawing level with Williams on nine titles and placing them behind only Ferrari and McLaren in Formula 1 history. The result carried particular significance for Team Principal Toto Wolff, who began his Formula 1 involvement at Williams alongside the team's founder, Sir Frank Williams.

Wolff, born in Vienna in 1972, started out as a racing driver, claiming a class victory at the 1994 Nürburgring 24 Hours and competing in the FIA GT Championship in 2004. He had already built a business career by then, founding investment firms and holding interests in HWA AG, which runs Mercedes-Benz's DTM and Formula 3 programmes.

Wolff invested in Williams in 2009 and became the team's Executive Director in 2012, developing a close relationship with Frank Williams. He later oversaw Mercedes' run of eight consecutive Constructors' Championships before the team returned to the top after four seasons without a title.