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Mercedes boss Toto Wolff says that the team is taking McLaren-Renault very seriously heading into the 2018 season. McLaren will run with Renault engines this year, after terminating a disastrous three-year campaign with Honda towards the end of 2017.
Mercedes, who have won every drivers' and constructors' title since 2014, is wary of the threat that McLaren now pose. Mercedes faced a title battle in 2017 when Ferrari managed to produce a car capable of making the Silver Arrows sweat.
Wolff says that at the top, you need to be aware of all the potential threats: "This is the pinnacle of motor racing you need to respect every team and the top drivers," he told Autosport.
"We are taking Ferrari, we are taking Red Bull, we are taking McLaren, we are taking Renault seriously. These guys can fight for a championship and some others might be surprising us.
"I want to remain humble and expect competition from all of these teams and if we are able to align the dots like we have done in the last year then we will be winning races and then we will be fighting for championships and if we don't then we haven't been good enough."
Come on Toto, you made that up didn’t you? Or maybe it was just the journalist?
Toto loves to play it up. He knows that domination isn't good for the sport, so he tries to keep the fans interested by coming out with these statement. Unless Ferrari or Red Bull have a surprise for us, it'll be Mercedes again this year. They're just that strong.
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Toto loves to play it up. He knows that domination isn't good for the sport, so he tries to keep the fans interested by coming out with these statement. Unless Ferrari or Red Bull have a surprise for us, it'll be Mercedes again this year. They're just that strong.