Toto Wolff fooled by 'Mercedes pullover' after Canada domination

Toto Wolff has explained how he was fooled by his Mercedes pullover following its domination of the Canadian Grand Prix.

Mercedes has long excelled at tracks with low air and track temperatures as it is able to control its tyre temperatures, with Friday and Saturday in Montreal particularly cool. 

However, on race day, the track temperature was nearly 50 degrees celsius, but George Russell was able to convert pole position into a comfortable win, with Kimi Antonelli starting fourth and racing to third, holding of Oscar Piastri late on - despite the McLaren usually having superior tyre management.

Explaining the surprise, Wolff explained how his Mercedes jumper is usually key to determining a result.

"Well, I thought that when I am wearing a pullover, there is some kind of correlation with our performances, because that means it is cold," Wolff told media, including RacingNews365.

"[Canada] was 50 degrees track temperature, and we were dominant. We had some things change on the car with a new suspension, and I am really happy with how the trackside team has managed that, but also back at the factory, with how things are coming to the car.

"But I guess you need to look at the track layout. Montreal has always been good to us; it lacks the typical high-speed corners where we suffer more in the heat.

"That is one, and number two is that it is quite a smooth track, which is less abrasive and therefore less damaging to our car, which suffers from rear tyre degradation."