Hours after Stefano Domenicali was confirmed as F1’s new CEO, Toto Wolff says he never applied for the job because “Ferrari wouldn’t have accepted that”.

After months of speculation about who would succeed Chase Carey as Formula 1 chief, the sport announced on Friday that former Ferrari team boss Domenicali had been handed the position.

The Italian will take over on 1 January 2021.

The announcement brought to an end rumours that Wolff was being lined up for the job.

Having successfully guided Mercedes to six successive championship doubles, many believed Wolff would be the best man to lead the sport into a new era.

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