Formula 1 technical director Ross Brawn has said that Mercedes and Red Bull must work to avoid a repeat of McLaren and Ferrari’s 2009 struggles ahead of the 2022 season. Sir Lewis Hamilton and Felipe Massa became embroiled in a gargantuan battle in 2008, with the Briton eventually coming out on top to claim his
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Sir Lewis Hamilton maintains that retirement never crossed his mind following his controversial championship defeat to Max Verstappen in 2021. The Briton looked set to cruise to his record eighth world championship while comfortably leading Verstappen late on in the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix before a crash for Williams’ Nicholas Latifi turned the race on
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Sir Lewis Hamilton has joked about radio messages often broadcast regarding his tyre wear, and said that he has to ensure he does not bluff his own team when exaggerating how worn they are. Infamous have become radio messages from the Briton to his Mercedes race engineer, Peter Bonnington, saying that his tyres are dead
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Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff has insisted that he will not be issuing any preferential treatment to either Sir Lewis Hamilton or George Russell in 2022. Russell has replaced Valtteri Bottas alongside Hamilton this year following a five-year spell that often saw the Finn placed into a support role for the seven-time world champion. However,
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Former Formula 1 driver Ralf Schumacher has commented on the harmony being developed at Mercedes between Sir Lewis Hamilton and George Russell, noting the “gentle” approach they are taking towards each other. Russell has been signed by Mercedes from Williams ahead of the 2022 season to replace the departing Valtteri Bottas, who has joined Alfa
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Valtteri Bottas has told George Russell that he is stepping into Mercedes alongside a phenomenal racing driver in Sir Lewis Hamilton, and that beating him will take some doing. The Finn partnered Hamilton for five years, replacing Nico Rosberg in 2017 following the German’s shock retirement after his title success in 2016. Together, they helped
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Last week, at the launch of Mercedes’ 2022 car, Sir Lewis Hamilton said he is “excited” to partner George Russell at the team this upcoming season, after racing alongside Valtteri Bottas for the prior five years. The seven-time world champion described Russell’s career thus far as “amazing” and, as for him joining the Silver Arrows,
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Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff can give no guarantees regarding the Silver Arrows’ competitiveness this year, insisting that they will simply have to wait and see whether or not they have nailed the new technical regulations. Formula 1 has radically altered its cars ahead of the new season, with aerodynamic efficiency being severely limited compared
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Sir Lewis Hamilton has admitted he lost “faith” in the FIA following his controversial championship defeat to Max Verstappen last year, but has backed himself to come back stronger in 2022. Hamilton was on course to secure his record eighth world championship at the season-ending Abu Dhabi Grand Prix before a late Safety Car was
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Ahead of the presentation of their 2022 car on Friday morning, Mercedes released a video of Sir Lewis Hamilton observing George Russell’s seat fitting at their Brackley base. Rumours had spread of an impending retirement for the seven-time world champion following his controversial defeat to Max Verstappen at last year’s season-ending Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.
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