Team-mate George Russell has only managed a further ten points, and Mercedes are fourth in the constructors' championship, already 69 points behind Red Bull. But for Fernando Alonso's 20-second time penalty incurred for his 'potentially dangerous driving' in the Australian Grand Prix that resulted in a penultimate-lap incident and a stricken Russell ending up on his side in the middle of Melbourne's Albert Park circuit, Mercedes would be a lowly fifth.
As the saying goes, there are lies, damn lies, and statistics, and the latter can always be read into to suit a narrative, but one win in the past 47 grands prix tells a story that has resulted in questions being asked of Wolff's leadership. The Austrian at least appreciates his position in the firing line, after all, he is the team's figurehead and the buck stops with him, but right now, Wolff is standing firm.
Suggested to him whether it was fair that his position should be questioned, he replied: “I look at myself in the mirror every single day about everything I do. If I believe that I should ask the manager question or the trainer question, I think it's a fair question.
“It's not what I feel at the moment that I should do. But if you have any ideas about who could turn this around, I would happily listen to them.”