Toto Wolff has insisted that he does not wish to pin the blame for Mercedes’ lack of performance solely on one aspect of the car, affirming that there are multiple areas of weakness. Mercedes have been on the back foot since the beginning of 2022 pre-season testing. The Silver Arrows looked off the pace in
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Speaking ahead of qualifying for the 2022 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix, Mercedes trackside engineer Andrew Shovlin said the team had found some solutions to the issues that have been plaguing their 2022 car, but maintained that they have a long way to go. The Silver Arrows spent much of testing dealing with “porpoising” problems posed
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Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff has declared himself impressed with the performance of George Russell in the early going in 2022, and hopes to give him and Sir Lewis Hamilton a competitive car as soon as possible. Russell was signed over the winter from Williams to replace Alfa Romeo-bound Valtteri Bottas having been a part
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George Russell says his Mercedes team have a lot of work to do if they are to match the performance of the Red Bulls on the straights. Despite Mercedes’ ongoing issues with “porpoising” as a result of the new technical regulations, they appeared to find a silver lining in the fact that they looked a
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Toto Wolff laments that the outlook for his Mercedes team looks fairly dire at the moment, but he is determined to put in the hours and climb back to the top of the tree as soon as possible. Mercedes have struggled enormously with the new technical regulations, and have looked especially caught out by the
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Mercedes’ plan to close the performance gap to Ferrari and Red Bull ahead of the 2022 Australian Grand Prix next weekend has suffered a blow. The Silver Arrows were planning to run a new floor and rear wing in Melbourne, but the former of these won’t be ready in time, according to the Italian edition
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Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff suggests that it is “acceptable” to race in a city where violence is taking place, and insists that Formula 1 can help make Saudi Arabia more liberal in certain regards. During Friday practice for the 2022 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix, a fire broke out at an Aramco facility around seven
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Red Bull team principal Christian Horner’s focus is not on Mercedes’ stuttering start to the 2022 season, but he is sure that they will return to the front in due course. While Red Bull and Ferrari have adapted excellently to the new technical regulations, Mercedes have fallen back as a result of numerous factors that
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Toto Wolff is full of adulation for the spectacle Formula 1 is putting on at present, but concedes that he is thoroughly disappointed that his Mercedes team are not in the leading battle. As new technical regulations have been introduced, Mercedes have fallen an extensive margin behind Ferrari and Red Bull, who seem to have
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Former Formula 1 driver Ralf Schumacher is enticed by the early indicators of George Russell’s competitiveness at Mercedes, but emphasises that the championship is far beyond them at this stage. Amid all-new technical regulations introduced ahead of the 2022 season, Mercedes have visibly struggled in the early stages of the season, and have publicly expressed
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