Toto Wolff shared a story about Lewis Hamilton's 2018 Singapore Grand Prix preparation during a media session at Zandvoort, recalling how Hamilton launched his Tommy Hilfiger collection with a fashion show in Shanghai before attending New York Fashion Week. Wolff remembered Niki Lauda questioning how he could allow such distractions, saying, "I cannot comprehend why you allow this. We are racing in Singapore next weekend, so how is this even possible?" Despite Hamilton arriving late for the first engineering meeting due to travel delays, Wolff defended his driver, telling him, "Lewis, do me a favour.

I'll take it from you here, I'll take all the criticism from everyone, but just don't let me down this weekend." Hamilton responded, "Understood," and went on to deliver strong performance on track. Wolff emphasized that understanding a driver's personality and well-being is key to extracting maximum performance, stating he has "never put drivers in a box" and always seeks to provide the right framework for success.