Weeks after doctored images went viral on social media, Toto Wolff was pictured in jovial conversation with Red Bull superstar Max Verstappen. The talks took place on the Mercedes team principal’s £20million superyacht. With the immense wealth that comes with F1 stardom, many of the sport’s biggest names opt to spend their money on the ultimate luxuries, including private jets, mansions and yachts.
Verstappen owns his own Mangusta GranSport 33 yacht, valued at $15m (£12m), while seven-time world champion Lewis Hamilton purchased a 90-foot Sunseeker 90 back in 2009, valued at $4m (£2.9m). Wolff’s vessel, however, trumps both of F1’s most decorated current drivers.
The Austrian, who is the only billionaire among the current crop of team principals, owns a Mangusta 165, which he purchased in 2023. It is over 50 metres long, nine metres in width and can achieve a top speed of 35 knots.
Wolff’s yacht, which is typically moored in Monaco, has a custom-built interior designed personally by the Mercedes boss. The interior of the Stefano Righini-designed vessel houses five bedrooms, including a master suite, and can accommodate up to 12 guests, excluding crew, at any one time.
The Mangusta 165 also contains docking space for water toys such as jet skis and jacuzzis to unwind in. There are shaded and open-air deck zones, too, giving Wolff and his guests the ability to enjoy downtime in all weather conditions.
Wolff’s passion for sailing and yachts is no new thing. Mercedes’ F1 team have played an active role in the America’s Cup competition, and the Silver Arrows’ boss has even started the process of designing his own 65-metre sailing yacht.
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“I’ve played around with Luca Bassani, the president of Wally, designing a 65-metre carbon-fibre sailing yacht, but we haven’t got beyond the sketching phase,” Wolff explained in an interview with Boat International.
“When building a boat with one of those great shipyards, it will cost a lot of time because I would want to make it perfect. And I would have far from the necessary time to do this because when running a company, a sports team, the hours that are free are not sufficient for designing and building a boat. I’ve chartered a lot, I’ve owned a bit and every year that passes, I know a little bit more of how I want it.”
