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Toto Wolff once turned down a Formula 1 drive!
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Toto Wolff is one of the pivotal individuals behind the remarkable success of Mercedes in Grand Prix racing. In addition to his business acumen and management skills, Wolff is also a very competent driver who in his early years raced in the sport's junior ranks and in GT racing with a fair amount of success. His main claim to fame as a driver is winning the grueling Nurburgring 24-hour event in 1994. The Austrian entertained at one point the hope of one day reaching the big time, and indeed was even offered an opportunity to race in F1, a chance he ultimately declined. "After I won the Nurburgring 24-hour race in 1994 I got an offer to race in Formula 1,"...
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