Mercedes made the surprise decision at the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix to send Lewis Hamilton out on the hard compound tyres from lap one, instead of sticking with the more favourable medium tyres. The decision compounded the lack of pace on show from Mercedes, leaving Hamilton only able to climb two places from seventh to
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Lewis Hamilton has opened up about the ability of Mercedes to remain in contention for a title in 2023, as the team has struggled to keep up with the pace on show from Red Bull. Issuing a warning to reigning world champion Max Verstappen, Hamilton claimed that he “will win again” despite the inability of
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Since the introduction of a new era of technical regulations, porpoising has been a challenge that plagued cars across the grid, most notably Mercedes. The W13 suffered so significantly during races that Lewis Hamilton struggled to get out of his car after the 2022 Azerbaijan Grand Prix left him suffering severe pain. The situation was,
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A video has gone viral of Charles Leclerc savagely mocking his teammate Carlos Sainz over his performance on the racetrack. During a humorous exchange between the two, Sainz told Leclerc that he’s better than the Monegasque at “golf, chess, paddle, tennis.” “Say any sport, I’m better,” Sainz said. “Not racing,” Leclerc replied. READ: Sergio Perez
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Max Verstappen was forced out of qualifying around the Jeddah Corniche Circuit early when a driveshaft failure led to the Red Bull driver’s retirement. Starting the race in 15th, Verstappen had to fight his way back to second, finishing only 5 seconds behind his teammate Sergio Perez. After the race, Jos Verstappen issued a backhanded
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David Coulthard, who was runner-up in the 2001 Drivers’ Championship, has criticised Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff over his leadership skills, as the team finds itself failing to fix its performance problems. “To me, it’s a case of success being a lousy teacher,” Coulthard told Channel 4 after their coverage of the Saudi Arabian Grand
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Red Bull team principal Christian Horner has sensationally revealed that a rival team tried to contact the Austrians’ “sponsors and partners” following the ‘cashgate’ revelation, where the Milton Keynes-based team were found guilty of breaching the 2021 budget cap. The FIA judged the Austrians to have made a ‘minor’ breach of the 2021 cap, with
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Lewis Hamilton was the only driver on the grid to not fill out a self-scrutineering form on jewellery prior to the 2023 Bahrain Grand Prix, leading to a brief investigation. Formula One’s governing board, the FIA, confirmed prior to the race that the Mercedes driver had been given a medical exemption allowing him to wear
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25-year-old Liam Williams from Bootle, Merseyside was cleared of robbing McLaren’s Lando Norris of a rare £144,000 designer watch outside London’s Wembley Stadium. As he walked to his vehicle in the VIP car park outside the sports venue, Norris was placed in a headlock while another man ripped the watch, one of only five in the
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Max Verstappen and Sergio Perez traded victories in Bahrain and Jeddah, as they guided Red Bull to consecutive 1-2 victories, far ahead of the rest of the grid. The dominance from the Red Bull duo has sparked fears among other teams in the paddock that Red Bull could scoop victory in every race of the
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