Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff has confirmed that there was no back-and-forth with the stewards regarding George Russell’s illegal overtake on Sir Lewis Hamilton, which he was pleased with. Russell qualified 12th in Miami, but made use of a long stint on Hards to pit under a Safety Car and re-join just behind Hamilton. He had
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Lewis Hamilton suffered yet another frustrating grand prix in Miami in what is quickly becoming a shocking year for the seven-time world champion. The Mercedes driver finished the inaugural Miami Grand Prix in sixth place, behind his new team-mate George Russell who finished fifth. To add to Hamilton’s disappointment, Russell started the race down in
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Sir Lewis Hamilton admits that he has not seen any marked improvements pace-wise from Mercedes’ 2022 challenger as they continue to languish behind Red Bull and Ferrari. The Silver Arrows’ “porpoising” did not seem to be affecting them quite as much as it did in the opening four rounds of the year at the recent
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Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff says that Sir Lewis Hamilton and FIA president Mohammed ben Sulayem need to sit down and discuss the jewellery situation that dominated the Miami Grand Prix weekend. Race director Niels Wittich gave the drivers another reminder ahead of the race in Florida that the wearing of metallic items in the
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After showing strong pace during all three free practice sessions at the Miami Grand Prix, the team suffered a disappointing qualifying and race, leaving the Mercedes boss perplexed as to where their pace went. Ahead of qualifying it appeared that Mercedes would make it a three-way fight for pole and the race victory at the
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Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff is optimistic that there is plenty of performance in their 2022 challenger, but admits they are having some trouble unlocking it. While the new technical regulations helped the likes of Ferrari, Haas and Alfa Romeo to climb up the order, Mercedes have had difficulty understanding their W13 as the ground
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Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff has said that anything is possible as the Silver Arrows ponder the changes they might make in a bid to improve the performance of the car. The new technical regulations have caught the Brackley-based side out early in 2022, with “porpoising,” adverse corner handling, tyre warmup and straight-line speed all
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Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff concedes that Sir Lewis Hamilton is in a “different situation” now than he has been for much in his career, but maintains that this is not going to demotivate him. Hamilton sits sixth in the Drivers’ Standings having achieved a best finish of third at the Bahrain Grand Prix, and
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Mercedes driver George Russell does not know if he would have been able to catch Sergio Perez for fourth place in Miami had he been able to pass team-mate Sir Lewis Hamilton earlier. Having been eliminated in Q2, Russell started the race on Hards, and was able to capitalise on a late Safety Car to
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Sir Lewis Hamilton has praised the job done by team-mate George Russell during the Miami Grand Prix as the 24-year-old made a long first stint work to his advantage. Russell and Mercedes were confounded on Saturday when he was unable to convert a good day on Friday into a good qualifying as he was eliminated
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