The Mercedes F1 Team has decided to drop Valtteri Bottas and replace him with George Russell, but the move won’t be announced until much later in the season, according to Finnish racing driver Toni Vilander. Russell is currently into his third season in Formula 1 with Williams, and many in the paddock believe he will
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Senior Red Bull advisor Dr Helmut Marko has said that George Russell is “worth considering” if Mercedes decide not to run him in their second car alongside Sir Lewis Hamilton next year. Russell is signed on a long-term deal to Mercedes, though he is currently effectively on loan to Williams. READ: Russell: ‘Hamilton Is Like
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Red Bull team principal Christian Horner has said he is confident that Daniel Ricciardo will overcome the current struggles he is having at McLaren and show the F1 paddock that he is still a “great driver.” Ricciardo raced with Red Bull after coming up through their junior programme, but he decided to leave the team
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Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff has admitted that the odds are stacked against the Silver Arrows in this year’s Championship battle, but he stressed that they are still within hunting distance. Max Verstappen currently has a 32-point lead over Sir Lewis Hamilton at the summit of the Drivers’ Standings, while Red Bull lead the Constructors’
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Daniel Ricciardo has had a difficult start to life as a McLaren driver, with him being comprehensively outperformed by his less experienced team-mate, Lando Norris, at most of the grand prix contested so far this season. Speaking after the Austrian Grand Prix, Ricciardo admitted that it had been an “unexpected and difficult” season thus far,
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McLaren team principal Andreas Seidl has admitted that there is a “fundamental risk” of Lando Norris receiving a one-race ban, as he is just two penalty points away from being awarded such a penalty. The young British talent has been in exceptional form this season, with him already scoring three podiums thus far this campaign.
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Ferrari team principal Mattia Binotto has said that the Maranello-based team’s 2021 challenger, the SF21, is “exactly the same” as it was at the season-opener in Bahrain. Speaking this week, Binotto revealed that Ferrari have made “very little changes” to make the SF21 more competitive, as they have been focusing their research and development resources
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Mick Schumacher is well into his debut season in Formula 1, and he has largely outperformed his Haas team-mate, Nikita Mazepin. However, with him driving the slowest car on the grid, many feel that the 2020 Formula 2 Championship doesn’t have the machinery to show off his talent – and former F1 supremo Bernie Ecclestone
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Mercedes junior driver George Russell has said he is loyal to the Silver Arrows and described them as being in control of his “destiny.” The young British talent has been in exceptional form this year, and he narrowly missed out on scoring his first points in Formula 1 with the Williams team at last weekend’s
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Aston Martin F1 driver Sebastian Vettel has defended himself for calling for more action against climate change after some critics accused him of hypocrisy. The four-time World Champion recently revealed that he plans to vote green in elections, prompting criticism from some who suggested it is hypocritical for him to campaign against climate change as
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