Wolff: No worries over Mercedes team rivalry

TRACK FIGHT WON'T HURT HARMONY INSISTS TOTO

- By PHILIP DUNCAN

TOTO Wolff is confident Mercedes will avoid a repeat of Lewis Hamilton’s toxic rivalry with Nico Rosberg after Kimi Antonelli emerged as a serious threat to teammate George Russell's world championship bid.

Teenager Antonelli’s debut victory at Sunday's Chinese Grand Prix arrived a week after Russell won the season-opening round in Australia. Russell holds a four-point advantage over Antonelli with Mercedes in ominous form.

Hamilton’s relationship with Rosberg boiled over in the three years they fought for the title leading to a fractious atmosphere within Mercedes.

However, team principal Wolff believes the dynamic between Russell, 28, and Antonelli, 19 - both of whom climbed the Mercedes junior ladder - will remain harmonious.