T orger "Toto" Wolff is an Austrian motorsport executive, investor, and former racing driver who is the Team Principal and CEO of the Mercedes-AMG Petronas Formula One Team. After a brief career as a racing driver, he transitioned into business, founding his own investment firms. He made a series of highly successful early-stage investments in technology and industrial companies. He later focused his investment activities on motorsport, acquiring a stake in the Williams F1 team.
In 2013, he joined Mercedes as an executive director and acquired a 30% stake in its Formula 1 team. As Team Principal, he has been the architect of one of the most dominant dynasties in the history of the sport, leading the team to a record eight consecutive Constructors' Championships and seven Drivers' Championships with drivers Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg. His effective and charismatic leadership has made him a major global sports figure, particularly through his prominent role in the Netflix series "Drive to Survive." His billion-dollar fortune is derived from his one-third ownership stake in the highly valuable F1 team.
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