Mercedes have never been afraid of joking around with Lewis Hamilton, something which was evident last week through a comical Twitter/X post. The seven-time World Champion was seen wearing an outfit inspired by Mario Bros. character Toad at the recent Japanese Grand Prix, which caught a lot of attention. Mercedes saw this as too good
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Mercedes’ head of trackside engineering Andrew Shovlin has revealed why George Russell was instructed to let Lewis Hamilton past in the closing laps of last weekend’s Japanese Grand Prix. The Silver Arrows struggled in Suzuka last weekend and were a distant fourth in the pecking order, comfortably behind Red Bull, McLaren and Ferrari. Hamilton and
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Interim Alpine team principal Bruno Famin has insisted that there isn’t any “tension” between Pierre Gasly and Esteban Ocon, following last weekend’s Japanese Grand Prix. Gasly was left absolutely furious with the French team after last Sunday’s race, due to having been instructed on the final lap to relinquish P9 to Ocon. The ex-AlphaTauri driver
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George Russell openly acknowledged that his strategy at the Japanese Grand Prix didn’t pan out as expected, leading to the order for him to allow Lewis Hamilton to pass. Despite initial frustration, Russell later conceded it was likely the right decision as he shifted his focus to the Constructors’ Championship. Russell had adopted a bold
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Williams rookie Logan Sargeant has been granted special permission to race in Sunday’s Japanese Grand Prix despite failing to set a time in the qualifying session. Sargeant’s unfortunate mishap occurred when he lost control of his Williams car at the final corner, resulting in an extensive crash that thwarted his qualifying attempt. The ‘107 per
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Max Verstappen returned to his typically dominant ways last weekend at the Japanese Grand Prix, where he cruised to his 13th victory of the 2023 season. Starting from pole position as normal, the Dutchman dealt with an early push from McLaren to try and get ahead of him, before cruising into the distance to win
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Following on from last weekend’s Japanese Grand Prix, Mercedes have stated that a story which circulated is fake, regarding a QR code outside their hospitality suite. During last weekend’s action at Suzuka, Lewis Hamilton was interviewed outside the team’s hospitality, where a QR code was visible. This QR code in particular was to order drinks
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Aston Martin team principal Mike Krack has insisted that Fernando Alonso’s complaints last weekend at the Japanese Grand Prix are to be used as “motivation” by the team, rather than as criticism. After having spent the entire season singing the team’s praises, Alonso finally cracked at Suzuka last weekend, where he was critical of the
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Red Bull team principal Christian Horner revealed after last weekend’s Japanese Grand Prix that Max Verstappen wanted to win it “by 20 seconds”, following the team’s misery in Singapore. The reigning World Champion returned to winning ways at Suzuka and secured his 13th victory of the season with ease, by 19.3 seconds over Lando Norris.
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Carlos Sainz revealed after last weekend’s Japanese Grand Prix that he was “laughing in the car” as he approached the two Mercedes drivers in the closing laps, who were copying his tactics from Singapore. Whilst leading the Singapore Grand Prix, Sainz ensured that Lando Norris in P2 was always within a second of him, so
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