Despite George Russell finishing the Sakhir GP with Mercedes in P9, many in the F1 paddock were very impressed by his performance, as he was immediately able to match Valtteri Bottas and was on course for victory. Speaking several weeks after the grand prix, 1996 F1 World Champion Damon Hill has said a “star was
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Seven-time F1 World Champion Lewis Hamilton was recently voted the BBC’s 2020 Sports Personality of the Year, after another successful campaign with Mercedes. However, this season wasn’t without its challenges, with Hamilton contracting COVID-19 late in the season and subsequently being forced to miss the second grand prix in Bahrain. READ: Lewis Hamilton Warns Sergio
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The Sakhir Grand Prix ended in disappointment for George Russell, with a pitstop error and a late slow puncture costing him the win, but his strong drive nevertheless drastically increased his stock in the F1 paddock. Russell led most of the grand prix ahead of his Mercedes team-mate Valtteri Bottas – and despite him ultimately
MoreRalf Schumacher has warned that Valtteri Bottas’ F1 career could be over if he doesn’t have a strong race in Abu Dhabi this weekend. The Finn was outperformed by George Russell when the young Brit filled in for Lewis Hamilton at last weekend’s Sakhir Grand Prix, though Bottas ended up finishing one place ahead of
MoreGeorge Russell has put to bed speculation that he will join Mercedes for the 2021 F1 season, stressing that he has a contract with Williams for next year. Last weekend at Sakhir, when he was filling in for Lewis Hamilton after the seven-time World Champion tested positive for COVID-19, Russell said that he hopes he
MoreWith just a few days of the 2020 F1 season to go, Red Bull are still yet to announce who will be driving alongside Max Verstappen next year. Sergio Perez and Nico Hulkenberg have both been linked with a move to Red Bull Racing should the team choose to drop Alex Albon. READ: Haas Team
MoreWith just a single grand prix of the 2020 F1 season to go, Lewis Hamilton is still yet to sign a contract extension with Mercedes beyond the end of this year. It is believed that Hamilton, now a seven-time Formula One World Champion, has been trying to negotiate a pay rise, while Daimler, Mercedes’ parent
MoreGeorge Russell was on course for victory in his first race with the Mercedes F1 Team, but a pitstop blunder and a late slow puncture ultimately denied him glory. However, many in the F1 paddock were nevertheless very impressed with Russell’s performance, as he almost matched Valtteri Bottas in qualifying and led most of the
MoreLast weekend’s race at Sakhir was a race to forget for the Mercedes F1 Team, with a double pitstop blunder costing the Silver Arrows a 1-2 finish. George Russell looked set to win the race, but he had to make an extra pitstop after the team put a mixed set of tyres on his Mercedes
MoreThe Formula One community has eagerly been calling on Mercedes to run George Russell alongside Lewis Hamilton next year despite Valtteri Bottas recently signing a contract extension for 2021 with the team. And on Tuesday, F1 fans noticed that Bottas had removed any mention of the Mercedes F1 Team from his Instagram bio. READ: ‘Big
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