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Toto Wolff

๐Ÿ‘ค Speaker
1341 total appearances

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Armchair Expert with Dax Shepard
Toto Wolff (team principal of Mercedes F1 team)

You just want them to love something. I want them to love something. I don't care what it is. Just love something and chase it. That's all I want for you. I want you to be on the chase.

Armchair Expert with Dax Shepard
Toto Wolff (team principal of Mercedes F1 team)

I was more lost than you can imagine at your age. Relax, breathe. Well, then that's my next mystery. So you pivot again, you race for a while and you're good. You're not good enough to be an F1 and you're likely too big. As I tell everyone, the only reason I'm not racing for AMG is because I'm too tall. We would be the ones with the earrings and championships under our belts.

Armchair Expert with Dax Shepard
Toto Wolff (team principal of Mercedes F1 team)

I was more lost than you can imagine at your age. Relax, breathe. Well, then that's my next mystery. So you pivot again, you race for a while and you're good. You're not good enough to be an F1 and you're likely too big. As I tell everyone, the only reason I'm not racing for AMG is because I'm too tall. We would be the ones with the earrings and championships under our belts.

Armchair Expert with Dax Shepard
Toto Wolff (team principal of Mercedes F1 team)

I was more lost than you can imagine at your age. Relax, breathe. Well, then that's my next mystery. So you pivot again, you race for a while and you're good. You're not good enough to be an F1 and you're likely too big. As I tell everyone, the only reason I'm not racing for AMG is because I'm too tall. We would be the ones with the earrings and championships under our belts.

Armchair Expert with Dax Shepard
Toto Wolff (team principal of Mercedes F1 team)

It's rare you hear a tall guy complain about being tall.

Armchair Expert with Dax Shepard
Toto Wolff (team principal of Mercedes F1 team)

It's rare you hear a tall guy complain about being tall.

Armchair Expert with Dax Shepard
Toto Wolff (team principal of Mercedes F1 team)

It's rare you hear a tall guy complain about being tall.

Armchair Expert with Dax Shepard
Toto Wolff (team principal of Mercedes F1 team)

Poor us. We all try to be small. My shoulders are just too wide.

Armchair Expert with Dax Shepard
Toto Wolff (team principal of Mercedes F1 team)

Poor us. We all try to be small. My shoulders are just too wide.

Armchair Expert with Dax Shepard
Toto Wolff (team principal of Mercedes F1 team)

Poor us. We all try to be small. My shoulders are just too wide.

Armchair Expert with Dax Shepard
Toto Wolff (team principal of Mercedes F1 team)

I'm so sorry. Also your biceps. You know the biceps would be a real problem. But you pivot and you get into business. And as I understand it, as the lore suggests, You start raising money for startups or tech, internet. That's kind of newish. There's a lot of opportunities. And what you start doing is going to companies and saying, I will help raise money for you, but I want some equity. Exactly.

Armchair Expert with Dax Shepard
Toto Wolff (team principal of Mercedes F1 team)

I'm so sorry. Also your biceps. You know the biceps would be a real problem. But you pivot and you get into business. And as I understand it, as the lore suggests, You start raising money for startups or tech, internet. That's kind of newish. There's a lot of opportunities. And what you start doing is going to companies and saying, I will help raise money for you, but I want some equity. Exactly.

Armchair Expert with Dax Shepard
Toto Wolff (team principal of Mercedes F1 team)

I'm so sorry. Also your biceps. You know the biceps would be a real problem. But you pivot and you get into business. And as I understand it, as the lore suggests, You start raising money for startups or tech, internet. That's kind of newish. There's a lot of opportunities. And what you start doing is going to companies and saying, I will help raise money for you, but I want some equity. Exactly.

Armchair Expert with Dax Shepard
Toto Wolff (team principal of Mercedes F1 team)

Why the fuck did they trust you to do that? You didn't have any equity of your own to bring to the table, I can't imagine.

Armchair Expert with Dax Shepard
Toto Wolff (team principal of Mercedes F1 team)

Why the fuck did they trust you to do that? You didn't have any equity of your own to bring to the table, I can't imagine.

Armchair Expert with Dax Shepard
Toto Wolff (team principal of Mercedes F1 team)

Why the fuck did they trust you to do that? You didn't have any equity of your own to bring to the table, I can't imagine.

Armchair Expert with Dax Shepard
Toto Wolff (team principal of Mercedes F1 team)

You're like an agent, kind of. If it works out, give me 10%.

Armchair Expert with Dax Shepard
Toto Wolff (team principal of Mercedes F1 team)

You're like an agent, kind of. If it works out, give me 10%.

Armchair Expert with Dax Shepard
Toto Wolff (team principal of Mercedes F1 team)

You're like an agent, kind of. If it works out, give me 10%.

Armchair Expert with Dax Shepard
Toto Wolff (team principal of Mercedes F1 team)

Okay. Have you started to acknowledge the gift you and I were given? This has hit me over the last five years. As things have been explained to me and I've changed my opinions on things, I was brought home to a single white trailer. A ton of violent stepdads, addiction all through the family. It was a rough go. So when I heard white privilege, I was like, what privilege did I have?