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Mercedes’ George Russell, Toto Wolff look ahead to Miami Grand Prix

By Martijn Edelman, CNN

Published 9:16 AM EDT, Fri May 2, 2025

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Mercedes' George Russell, Toto Wolff look ahead to Miami Grand Prix

Mercedes' main men George Russell and Toto Wolff caught up with Elizabeth Perez from CNN Espanol at Thursday night's exclusive event hosted by luxury watch brand IWC Schaffhausen in Miami. The event brought together key figures for a conversation on how the adrenaline-fueled world of Formula One was authentically captured in the upcoming Brad Pitt movie F1. But what was predominantly on Russell and Wolff's mind was this weekend's Grand Prix in Miami, which is the first of three races on U.S. soil this season.

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