Verstappen bagged his tenth consecutive grand prix victory final day trip at Monza to surpass the nine-race win document collectively held by Purple Bull predecessor Sebastian Vettel and Alberto Ascari.
Purple Bull additionally made historical past, beating Mercedes to develop into the primary workforce to take 15 victories in a row.
However Mercedes motorsport boss Wolff performed down the importance of his rival’s achievements in Italy, telling Sky Sports activities F1: “Our scenario was a bit of bit completely different as a result of we had two guys [Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg] combating towards one another throughout the workforce.
“I do not know if [Verstappen] cares in regards to the data. It isn’t one thing that may be vital for me, these numbers.
“It’s for Wikipedia and no one reads that anyway.”
Wolff has now admitted that maybe he was mistaken to be so punchy, however he was channelling the mindset of former Mercedes GP non-executive chair and triple F1 champion, the late Niki Lauda.
The Austrian stated, upon reflection, his Wikipedia feedback had been “possibly not” the neatest factor to say, and so they had been extra consultant of his lack of sentimentality for numbers.
Toto Wolff, Mercedes
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“Properly, clearly, if you take a look at the feedback, within the circumstances you possibly can assume ‘Was it probably the most clever factor that I may have stated’ and possibly not.” reckoned Wolff.
“But it surely’s all the time been my mindset and one thing that I’ve taken from Niki. Niki gave his trophies away to get a free automobile wash.
“You will not discover plenty of memorabilia in my locations both as a result of these numbers by no means mattered for the 2 of us.
Wolff added that even when statistic didn’t matter to him, Purple Bull ought to nonetheless be recognised for doing a “nice job” that can reward the workforce with the “most dear” prize – the constructors’ championship.
He added: “Components 1 is a meritocracy. And I stated it typically throughout this yr that solely the very best will win world championships and it’s essential recognise what a terrific job is being achieved there.
“And on the finish, they’ll take one other large trophy and that’s one thing that is probably the most worthwhile. The very best particular person in the very best automobile wins the world championship.”