Mercedes trackside engineer Andrew Shovlin has admitted that the team knew the W14 had limited improvements from their 2022 contender before it hit the track in Bahrain for pre-season testing. Putting the W14 in their wind tunnel, Mercedes saw that the aerodynamics of the car were not sufficiently up to scratch to compete for the 2023
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Lewis Hamilton fans hoping for news of a new contract are set to be waiting for a while longer, after it was revealed by London Insider that sources have informed them that the 38-year-old is delaying talks until August. It was widely expected that Hamilton was going to announce a multi-year contract extension with Mercedes
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Ahead of this weekend’s Australian Grand Prix, seven-time World Champion Lewis Hamilton has openly admitted that Mercedes are currently facing their “hardest task” since they started working together in 2013, catching Red Bull. Red Bull have mastered the new aerodynamic regulations and are demonstrating a type of superiority not seen since the very start of
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Red Bull advisor Dr Helmut Marko has revealed that the Austrians are “reconsidering” whether ‘AlphaTauri’ is the correct name for their sister team going forward, with talks going on behind-the-scenes to make the Faenza-based team more profitable. It’s been a challenging 12 months or so for AlphaTauri, with the side having taken a massive step
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41-year-old Fernando Alonso has a long and storied history in Formula One, having raced for multiple teams since he entered the highest tier of motorsport in 2001. Fernando Alonso initially joined Formula One as a driver for Minardi, where he pushed the underperforming car to a 10th place position in Germany, before being recalled from loan
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Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff has admitted that the Germans will consider making “more radical decisions” if their new concept doesn’t work at the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix in May, with that being where the Silver Arrows are expected to introduce a large upgrade package. Whilst monumental changes are set to be made to the
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Paddy Lowe, a former technical director at Mercedes, has urged the team to stop downplaying its success in the sport, as it struggles to compete against Red Bull’s dominance. Mercedes is currently going through arguably the toughest period the team has experienced since Lewis Hamilton joined their driver line up. Having failed to adapt to
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Four-time Formula 1 World Champion Alain Prost has recalled his time working alongside Red Bull chief technology officer Adrian Newey, somebody he’s both “loved talking to” but also seen very “angry” in recent years. Newey is arguably one of the greatest engineers Formula 1 has ever seen, with the Red Bull chief having designed 23
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There is certainly never a dull moment in the political world of Formula 1, with CEO Stefano Domenicali having opened a can of worms following some very interesting comments last weekend. The Italian was a guest at the MotoGP season-opener on Sunday at the Algarve International Circuit, where he waved the chequered flag as reigning
MoreMercedes team principal has revealed when he would step away from the German manufacturer, as the Silver Arrows find themselves failing to fight at the front of the pack. In the opening races of the season, Mercedes’ W14 has been the third strongest car on the grid, as Red Bull romp to victory and Aston
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