Horner out of respect for Wolff: 'All credit to Toto'

Wolff has been team boss of Mercedes for many years and in the process had to deal with a lot of external pressure. Early on in his career, the Austrian realized that he liked to regularly talk about his life with a psychiatrist. This is not only known to his family and friends, but he has also made this known to the media on several occasions recently.

Horner is impressed by Wolff's attitude, he told Reuters. "All credit to Toto for having the courage to talk out about his issues with mental health," Horner states. "I think that it is something in this business that we are acutely aware of and something that we’re looking to be pro-active on."

Mercedes awaits difficult challenge

Mercedes will start the Bahrain Grand Prix outside the top three. Where Lewis Hamilton in the qualifying did not get further than a fifth end time, George Russell took the ninth position. The German racing team will therefore find it difficult to appear on the podium on Sunday afternoon.