George Russell has testified that his Mercedes team-mate Sir Lewis Hamilton has been nothing but supportive since the 24-year-old’s arrival at Mercedes, and said he will work as hard as possible to avoid becoming a number two driver. Russell replaced Valtteri Bottas at Mercedes after the Finn helped the Silver Arrows claim the Constructors’ Championship
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Sir Lewis Hamilton is relieved that his Mercedes team were able to grab a podium at the season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix, but has warned there isn’t a quick fix to the issues they have been facing. It looked as though the Silver Arrows would be ending the race in Sakhir fifth through Hamilton and sixth
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Formula 1 fans thoroughly enjoyed watching Sir Lewis Hamilton having some fun with the Ferrari pair of Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz in the aftermath of the 2022 Bahrain Grand Prix. After an immensely difficult weekend for the Mercedes team, Hamilton was able to capitalise on a double retirement for Red Bull to finish third.
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Red Bull driver Sergio Perez believes that there is a case to be made for drivers still being able to compete even if they have tested positive for COVID-19. Perez was the first of 10 drivers to have tested positive for coronavirus since the turn of the pandemic in 2020, and he was thus forced
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A former Red Bull engineer has predicted that there could well be an adverse reaction if it transpires that the fuel pumps are what caused the team’s double retirement at the 2022 Bahrain Grand Prix. Max Verstappen and Sergio Perez looked set to end the 2022 season-opener second and fourth respectively, but a mechanical failure
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Sir Lewis Hamilton has claimed that he is delighted that Ferrari have been able to return to the top step of the podium, and is hopeful that there are improvements coming soon for his Mercedes team. Charles Leclerc took victory from pole at the Bahrain International Circuit on Sunday as he led team-mate Carlos Sainz
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Carlos Sainz has conceded that he did not have the pace compared to his team-mate Charles Leclerc during the Bahrain Grand Prix, but is delighted that his Ferrari team are back at the front. It looked as though Sainz would end the race third behind Leclerc and Red Bull’s Max Verstappen until Pierre Gasly’s retirement
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Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc stressed that he had to be smart when battling Max Verstappen for the lead of the Bahrain Grand Prix as he held off the Dutchman to ultimately win the season-opening race. Leclerc led home a Ferrari 1-2 in Sunday’s race as Carlos Sainz took advantage of an issue for Red Bull’s Max
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Formula 1 journalist Will Buxton has fired back at some of the fans who dug up George Russell’s comments at last year’s Emilia Romagna Grand Prix following his crash with Valtteri Bottas. The Briton joined Mercedes from Williams over the winter to replace the Alfa Romeo-bound 32-year-old, and they spent much of last year in
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Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz was relieved to be in the battle for pole after what has been a difficult weekend so far for the Spaniard as he qualified third in Bahrain. Ferrari spent much of last year developing ahead of the new technical regulations being introduced in 2022, and they entered the new era emphatically, taking
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