Toto Wolff torched social media conspiracy theorists who claim Mercedes is sabotaging George Russell to help Kimi Antonelli, calling them "brainless" and suggesting they stick to watching Teletubbies. The theories kicked off after Russell's Malaysia engine failure forced a grid penalty and prompted the team to revert him to the older aero package in Singapore while Antonelli keeps the new bits. Wolff dismissed the idea he has some sort of engine-kill button, noting Mercedes is fighting for the constructors' title and has always run equal equipment dating back to the Hamilton-Rosberg days. He pointed out both drivers came through the junior program—Antonelli since age 11, Russell since 17—and that he and his wife socialize regularly with Russell and his fiancée off-track. With Antonelli now 84 points clear, the noise won't quiet down, but Wolff made clear the team's integrity matters more than what "lunatics" post online.
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