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Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff is arguably one of the most influential men in the F1 paddock due to his stature within the sport. The Austrian billionaire has been heading the German team since 2014 and has led them to unprecedented heights since the start of the Turbo Hybrid era.
Born to a Romanian father and a Polish mother, the 53-year-old struggled for resources in his growing years due to his parents' separation and his father's cancer diagnosis. Wolff even had to drop out of school, owing to a lack of funds.
In the late 90s and early 2000s, Toto Wolff founded investment companies Marchfifteen and Marchsixteen, which focused on technology-based investments. He also became a co-owner of a sports management company with former two-time F1 world champion Mika Hakkinen, which became his gateway into the sport.
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Wolff later acquired a stake in the Williams F1 team in 2009 until 2012 before shifting his focus to Mercedes in 2013. Under his leadership as team principal and co-owner, Mercedes won eight successive Constructors' championships from 2014 to 2021 and seven Drivers' championships from 2014 to 2020 to become one of the most successful teams in F1 history.
The success has helped Toto Wolff gain significant influence in the world of motorsports and business.
A detailed look at Toto Wolff's family
The Mercedes team principal has been married twice and has three kids from his two marriages.
Stepanie Wolff
The 53-year-old was previously married to his first wife, Stephanie, and the couple shares two children. The pair had separated a long time before he met his second wife, but there is not much information about them.
Benedict Wolff
Bendict Wolff is the oldest child of Toto Wolff from his first wife and is 23 years old. He recently graduated from the University of Southern California, where he pursued a business degree, which was attended by his father, who missed the race weekend to be present.
Although Benedict is not seen in public, he does have the same interest as his father, evident by his degree.
Rosa Wolff
Rosa Wolff is the daughter of Toto Wolff and is the second child from his first marriage. She was born in 2004 and chose to stay away from the limelight and does not share the same interests as her billionaire father.
Susie Wolff
Susie Wolff is a former F1 reserve driver for Williams and is the second wife of Toto Wolff. The two started dating in 2010 and got married a year later. They live in Monaco.
Similar to her husband, Susie is also an influential figure in the sport and heads the F1 Academy in her push to have a female driver on the grid. Before this role, the 42-year-old served as the team principal of Venturi Racing in Formula E and later became the CEO in 2021.
Jack Wolff
Susie and Toto Wolff are parents to their son, Jack, who was born in 2017. The youngest member of the 'Wolfpack' is a popular kid in the F1 paddock and is often spotted alongside drivers like Lewis Hamilton, George Russell, and others. Jack, too, harbors an interest in motorsport and is competing in karting in Europe.
