Title now against the odds for Mercedes: Wolff

Toto Wolff admits his team is fighting a tough battle

Formula One champion Mercedes is fighting against the odds now in its title battle with Red Bull, team boss Toto Wolff said after Sunday’s Austrian Grand Prix dealt a fifth successive defeat. Hamilton is now 32 points behind Red Bull’s Dutch youngster Max Verstappen, who has won five of nine races including the last three, and Mercedes is 44 points adrift of its Honda-powered rival. “We are fighting a tough battle at the moment, against all odds as it stands,” Wolff told reporters at the Red Bull Ring.