Honestly, now that a driver from the Mercedes team has retired, even Toto can hardly accept it, not to mention the current situation where these two are entangled, it's very likely both of them might retire due to an accident.
The main reason Toto is so tense is that the Mercedes team's budget cap for this season is already depleted, and both drivers are using the W13B. With the budget cap reached, the team hasn't prepared any spare parts for the W13B.
If a car on the track indeed sustains damage, or even more serious accidents occur, then the driver will likely have to switch to driving the W13 to finish the entire 2022 season.
This news is an extremely painful situation for both the drivers and the team.
Once the drivers are inside the car, they can be carefree, do whatever they want, and focus on the tussle on the track and the battle for position.
But not Toto, as the team leader he has too many things he needs to be responsible for and focus on.
