09/07/2015
NEWS STORY
As the Mercedes pair battled Felipe Massa, the Brackley team sent out its pit crew in an attempt to fool its rivals into thinking the team was to make an early stop and thereby force Williams into a change of strategy.
Whilst its plan failed and the team escaped censure, Charlie Whiting has warned against any repeats by Mercedes or its rivals.
"Going into the pit lane like this, for no valid reason, is not allowed but the difficulty would be proving it was a clear breach," he admitted. "I have no intention of giving them a few chances and will talk to all the teams in Hungary about this, warning them that we will want to see (and hear) evidence that they were actually intending to stop."
Wolff has since admitted the ploy, revealing that following the move he was sent a message by his wife Susie, who is test driver for Williams, in which she said the Grove outfit was aware what he was up to.
"We thought if the race stayed dry they wouldn't make the tyres last," he admitted. "It was a bit of a dummy call and it was fun to do.
"I got a text message: 'Are you guys trying to bluff us, or what?'" he confirmed, admitting that the message was from his wife. "I'm having an Indian alone tonight," he added.
Later that evening he tweeted a picture of himself and his wife outside an Indian restaurant. It was captioned: "No Indian alone. Love not war... but only after the race."