Mercedes have denied reports that their 2022 car failed a side crash test from the FIA, insisting that the W13 is ready to go for the new season. The Brackley-based team were said to have failed the side-on collision test, as the Italian edition of Motorsport.com had reported. “The static test was not passed a
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Valtteri Bottas has revealed that he missed out on a bonus when Max Verstappen beat Sir Lewis Hamilton to title glory in 2021, but the Finn is not overly concerned. Bottas claimed one victory and 11 podiums last season on his way to third in the Drivers’ Championship, beating Red Bull’s Sergio Perez as Verstappen
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Williams team principal Jost Capito has said he would like Sir Lewis Hamilton to stay on the grid and partner George Russell at Mercedes, but is not really bothered whether he stays or goes. Rumours of the seven-time world champion’s departure from Formula 1 have been in the air ever since his controversial championship defeat
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Nicholas Latifi and George Russell have spoken of their joy at the role Jenson Button played at the Williams team as advisor in 2021. The Briton won 15 of the 306 races he started in a career that saw him win the world championship in 2009 with Brawn, and the 42-year-old scored points six times
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Haas team principal Guenther Steiner is excited at the prospect of Mick Schumacher eventually driving for Ferrari, and believes that he can mirror George Russell’s accomplishments as a Mercedes junior. Schumacher has been part of the Ferrari Driver Academy [FDA] since 2019, joining during his first Formula 2 campaign in which he ended the Drivers’
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1996 Formula 1 world champion Damon Hill is looking forward to how Sir Lewis Hamilton and George Russell collaborate in 2022, but has warned the young Brit against approaching the seven-time champion as his enemy. Russell has signed from Williams to replace Alfa Romeo-bound Valtteri Bottas, and much has been made of his potential to
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Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff has applauded Sir Lewis Hamilton for his magnanimity in the immediate aftermath of the 2021 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. Hamilton missed out on his record-breaking eighth world championship in last year’s season finale following a controversial Safety Car restart that saw Michael Masi renege on an earlier decision by only
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Mercedes chief technical officer James Allison has revealed that the technical regulations imposed for the 2022 season are some of the biggest he has ever seen in Formula 1. In a move that sees the return of ground effect, there will be significant changes to the aerodynamic features in 2022, while 18-inch tyres and slightly
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Alpine’s Fernando Alonso has said he rates the performances of George Russell and Max Verstappen higher that those of Sir Lewis Hamilton while the Spaniard was out of the sport. Following 18 seasons, 97 podiums, 32 race wins and two championships, Alonso decided to leave Formula 1 at the end of 2018 having endured four
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Former Mercedes driver Valtteri Bottas has revealed that there were no complex negotiations with the team regarding his exit, and he knew he had to leave when team principal Toto Wolff could not offer him a longer contract. Bottas joined Mercedes in 2017 to replace the retiring Nico Rosberg, who had just claimed the championship
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