Mercedes technical director James Allison has revealed that the Silver Arrows entered the recent Brazilian Grand Prix expecting to be “troubling the podium”, not struggling for a top-10 finish. The Silver Arrows were abysmal at Interlagos, 12 months on from their famous 1-2 where George Russell secured his maiden Formula 1 victory ahead of Lewis
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Carlos Sainz was “very disappointed” after last weekend’s Brazilian Grand Prix, with the Spaniard believing that his poor starts on Saturday and Sunday reduced the number of points he could’ve scored. Ferrari struggled with their launches off the line both in the Sprint and in Sunday’s main race, something Sainz blamed the SF-23’s clutch for.
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Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff has admitted that last weekend’s performance at the Brazilian Grand Prix was a “nasty surprise” but that every team has endured one this season. The Silver Arrows were woeful at Interlagos, with the W14 having looked weak in every session. Lewis Hamilton was forced to settle for eighth in the
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Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff has stressed that he has no issues at all with George Russell’s radio messages being broadcasted during last weekend’s Brazilian Grand Prix, as the “fundamental issue” was the car. The Silver Arrows endured an absolutely shocking weekend at Interlagos, to the point that Wolff described it as the team’s worst
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Lewis Hamilton endured a woeful Brazilian Grand Prix last Sunday, although it could’ve been even worse had he been penalised on the first lap of the race. The seven-time World Champion was spotted by many as having moved forwards in his grid slot before the lights went out, with him having ended up having an
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Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff admitted after the Brazilian Grand Prix that the outfit considered starting from the pit-lane last Sunday at Interlagos, to make changes to their set-up. As the Brazilian GP was a sprint weekend, parc ferme conditions were introduced after Free Practice 1. This significantly hurt the Silver Arrows, who struggled for
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American rapper Machine Gun Kelly has responded to Formula 1 fans who have called him “the worst”, following his awkward interview with ex-F1 driver turned pundit Martin Brundle ahead of the Brazilian Grand Prix last weekend. The interview took place during Brundle’s traditional grid walk for Sky Sports F1, a feature which has become part
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Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff admitted that he was “lacking words” after the Silver Arrows’ “inexcusable performance” at the Brazilian Grand Prix last weekend, where the side returned to reality in dramatic fashion following some excellent results. The Brackley-based team headed to Interlagos having finished second in Austin (prior to Lewis Hamilton’s disqualification) and in
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Daniel Ricciardo admitted after the Brazilian Grand Prix on Sunday that he ducked his head into the cockpit at the first corner, due to all the damage which flew in the air following Alex Albon’s collision with both Haas drivers on the run into the first corner. Starting from towards the back, Ricciardo was amongst
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Red Bull team principal Christian Horner revealed after Sunday’s Brazilian Grand Prix why Tom Jones’ 1966 hit ‘Green, Green Grass of Home’ was played over Max Verstappen’s radio, following his 17th victory of 2023. During Verstappen’s cooldown lap after clinching a record-breaking 17th win of the season, Red Bull started playing the 1966 hit over
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