At the half way point of the 2016 Formula 1 season, Mercedes team boss Toto Wolff is satisfied with the performance of his dominant team but admits the biggest challenge is managing the headline grabbing rivalry between Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg.
In his mid-season review Wolff said, "Controversies and rivalries are certainly something that are not always easy to manage."
"We accept that, and have knowledge this is something that comes due to the fact we have two number one drivers who are provided with equal material and equal opportunity. But it consumes a lot of our time and that could have an effect long term."
"On a positive note, as long as it doesn't happen every race weekend, it has provided some of the narrative for this year's championship.
"My feelings, though, are clear: I'd rather avoid it and some of the headlines, and rather just win the races, but I guess we are in the entertainment industry."
But all in all the Silver Arrows chief was upbeat as the sport entered the month long summer break, "I look back at the first half of the season as positive because winning almost every race is definitely what we had hoped to achieve."
The reigning world champion team is heading for their third F1 constructors' world title in a row, while Hamilton and Rosberg will slug it out for the drivers' world title in the remaining races of the season. Without incident? Don't bet on it!
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