Toto Wolff and Lewis Hamilton at the FIA Formula One World Championship 2014, Grand Prix of Germany (Source: Getty)
Toto Wolff said the reason why he never confronted Lewis Hamilton about the secret negotiation with Ferrari was because he didn't want the driver to lie to him. Before the news became official, the driver went to the Mercedes boss' home to tell him about his move.
Wolff, however, was already aware of Hamilton's move. The former had been informed by Carlos Sainz two weeks prior and also had calls from different drivers for the Mercedes seat. During all of this, however, the Austrian never confronted the Brit or asked him why he didn't tell him about the secret negotiations he was having with Ferrari.
When questioned during the interview with The Guardian as to why he didn't confront Hamilton about this, Wolff said that he didn't want the driver to lie to him. He was quoted as saying:
