Toto Wolff says it’s “natural” that tensions will increase between Sir Lewis Hamilton and George Russell once they’re given a better car. So far in their first season as team-mates at Mercedes, Hamilton and Russell have enjoyed a friendly relationship, not clashing on or off track. This is contrary to what many expected, with it
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McLaren’s Daniel Ricciardo has conceded that he would ideally like to see a few less races on the calendar moving forward due to the strain everyone is under. It can often be underappreciated the effort the teams have to go through to pack up their motorhomes, take them to the next venue, and exert a
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Red Bull team principal Christian Horner is confident that Sergio Perez can bounce back from his rough patch of late. The Mexican out-qualified team-mate Max Verstappen twice in a row in Monaco and Baku earlier this season having previously taken pole position in Jeddah. Perez was unlucky to be denied his first win of the
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Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff has been criticised for expressing his point of view on racism in Formula 1 after the Austrian suggested that he does not believe there is any. Racism and discrimination has been a big topic in the wider world as well as the sporting one for many years, and this has
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Formula 1 CEO, Stefano Domenicali, has assured that the proposed changes to the calendar are not financially motivated. The pinnacle of motorsport has been going through a shift lately, and a big part of that has been its recent ability to tap into the American market. Netflix’s Drive to Survive docuseries can be credited with
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Nyck de Vries is pleased for his team after the Mercedes EQ Formula E side wrapped up the teams’ title last weekend in Seoul, while Stoffel Vandoorne was crowned drivers’ champion. De Vries came into the current season as the reigning champion following a fantastic campaign last year, and his defence started well as he
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Red Bull’s Max Verstappen has warned Formula 1 that they cannot do away with tracks like Spa Francorchamps amid worldwide interest in hosting races. Vegas is set to join Austin and Miami on the calendar next year, expanding American interest to three races, two of them being held on street circuits if Miami is to
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Mercedes F1 Team part-owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe is considering buying a share of bottom-placed Premier League side Manchester United, with the club’s current owners considering putting a minority stake up for sale. Ratcliffe owns 33% of the Mercedes F1 team, as does current team principal Toto Wolff and Mercedes-Benz owner Daimler AG. The INEOS CEO-billionaire has seemingly
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After enjoying one of the most dominant runs in sporting history, in which they won seven Drivers’ Championships and eight Constructors’ Championships in eight years, Mercedes have suffered a fall from grace in 2022. The German team have fallen behind Red Bull and Ferrari in the pecking order, unable to challenge them for race wins,
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Felipe Massa has warned Mattia Binotto that if he doesn’t change how things are going at Ferrari, he’ll pay the price. The Italian team have produced their best car in years this season, with their 2022 challenger often the fastest on the grid. Despite that though, they trail Red Bull by a considerable amount in
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