Sir Lewis Hamilton was disappointed to miss out on pole position for the 2021 season-opener – and, more importantly, get confirmation of the raw pace of the Red Bull RB16B in Max Verstappen’s hands. READ: Ex-F1 World Champion Says He ‘Wouldn’t Trust’ Ocon Because He Has Ulterior Motives Verstappen took pole by around four-tenths of
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Mercedes have a clever innovation which they will run on their 2021 challenger, team principal Toto Wolff has said in the run-up to the season-opener in Bahrain. READ: Ex-Mercedes Motorsport Boss Responds To ‘Sandbagging’ Claims The Silver Arrows struggled in pre-season testing and didn’t top either of the opening two practice sessions ahead of the
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Mercedes had a poor pre-season test in Bahrain earlier this month, and they appeared to be on the backfoot again in the first two practice sessions of 2021. READ: Ex-Mercedes Motorsport Boss Responds To ‘Sandbagging’ Claims Red Bull driver Max Verstappen topped both free practice sessions for the Bahrain Grand Prix, building on his strong
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Sir Lewis Hamilton and Valtteri Bottas are both currently on one-year deals at Mercedes, and McLaren Racing CEO Zak Brown believes the Silver Arrows will have an all-new “killer” driver line-up in 2022. READ: ‘They Are Taking A Lot Of Money’: Ecclestone Claims Hamilton Is Being ‘Used’ By BLM “I think you will see Max
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Mercedes had a poor pre-season test in Bahrain earlier this month, with Sir Lewis Hamilton in particular struggling to get the best out of his W12 and spinning on two occasions in the three days of running. READ: ‘I Can Say What I Want’: Vettel Embarrassed Leclerc Over Planned Clothing Line The 2021 season-opener, which
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Fernando Alonso will be making his return to F1 in just a couple of days after spending two years outside the pinnacle of motorsport. READ: ‘Lewis Hamilton Wanted To Work Less & Get Paid More’ – Ex-F1 Driver The Spaniard will be returning with the newly rebranded Alpine F1 Team, which is effectively still Renault’s
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Scuderia AlphaTauri driver Pierre Gasly has praised Honda’s new power unit, hailing its reliability and saying it appears to be more powerful than its predecessor, though he stressed it’s impossible to get the full picture in testing. READ: Verstappen Insists Mercedes Didn’t Show Their Hand In Pre-Season Testing Scuderia AlphaTauri’s 2021 car looked strong in
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Mercedes have genuine difficulties with their 2021 challenger, ex-F1 driver Ralf Schumacher believes. READ: ‘Welcome To Russia’: Mercedes Employee Got Arrested Ahead Of Russian GP The Silver Arrows struggled in pre-season testing, with a gearbox issue hampering Valtteri Bottas’ running in the morning session of the first day and Sir Lewis Hamilton struggling for pace
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Red Bull driver Max Verstappen has insisted that Mercedes’ 2021 challenger, the W12, is “indeed fast” despite the Silver Arrows appearing to be on the back foot during pre-season testing in Bahrain last week. READ: Horner Thought Alex Albon Could’ve Been ‘The Surprise Of The Season’ Speaking to Ziggo Sport, the Dutch ace suggested that
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Mercedes’ Dual-Axis Steering (DAS) system caused a stir as the 2020 season got underway in Austria, with teams and pundits quickly noticing the innovation. READ: ‘We Don’t Have Answers’: Mercedes Admit They’re Struggling Ahead Of Bahrain GP Red Bull swiftly lodged a protest against the system with the FIA – and episode two of the
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