Toto Wolff says that Mercedes’ difficult 2022 campaign was necessary to re-motivate the Brackley squad and to make it appreciate once again the value of winning. Mercedes saved itself from a winless season in the nick of time thanks to George Russell’s victory in the penultimate round of the season in Brazil. But the achievement only served to underline a disconcerting track record and an incredible underperformance that have come in the wake of eight seasons of hegemonic domination by Mercedes in F1. “I’m sure this difficult year was necessary to re-motivate and re-energise the organization,” said a philosophical Wolff…