Lewis Hamilton is the only F1 driver currently without a contract for the 2021 season, with the seven-time World Champion still unable to agree a new deal with the Mercedes F1 Team. Last week, it was reported that Hamilton’s salary demands and “attitude” were holding up negotiations, with Daimler, Mercedes’ parent company, unwilling to give
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Daimler, the parent company of Mercedes and a shareholder of the Silver Arrows, reportedly blocked a new $50 million per year deal that Lewis Hamilton was set to sign during the 2020 F1 season. “In November, when Formula 1 went to Turkey, a contract was ready that meets Hamilton’s requirements: a four-year contract with a
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George Russell was immediately on the pace after jumping into Lewis Hamilton’s Mercedes W11 in Bahrain last month, and he was set to win the Sakhir Grand Prix ahead of Valtteri Bottas. However, a combination of bad luck and a team mistake in the pits costed him victory, but many in the paddock were nevertheless
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Daniel Ricciardo has hailed Pierre Gasly for bouncing back after being dropped by Red Bull in the middle of the 2019 F1 season – and he also had plenty of praise for George Russell. Russell proved he deserves a seat at a top team when he filled in for Lewis Hamilton at Mercedes in Bahrain,
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George Russell’s standout performance in the penultimate race of the 2020 F1 season in Bahrain reignited the debate about to what extent Lewis Hamilton’s success in the turbo hybrid era of Formula One is down to Mercedes’ dominance. Some F1 fans argued that Russell’s ability to jump into the Mercedes W11 and immediately be on
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George Russell’s ability to match and even outperform Valtteri Bottas in equal machinery in the Sakhir Grand Prix unquestionably increased the young Brit’s stock in the F1 paddock, but it also raised questions about how Lewis Hamilton would fare against a stronger team-mate. According to ex-F1 driver Jan Lammers, Dutch ace Max Verstappen would “easily”
MoreDespite George Russell finishing the Sakhir GP with Mercedes in P9, many in the F1 paddock were very impressed by his performance, as he was immediately able to match Valtteri Bottas and was on course for victory. Speaking several weeks after the grand prix, 1996 F1 World Champion Damon Hill has said a “star was
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Kimi Raikkonen is the most experienced F1 driver in the history of the sport – and while many younger drivers, like Lando Norris and George Russell, are avid gamers and sim racers, the Finn has no interest in such things at the moment. In a recent interview, Raikkonen said he used to play PlayStation when
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Former F1 driver Nelson Piquet Jr has said he believes the Mercedes F1 Team wants Lewis Hamilton to “dominate” as opposed to him having a team-mate who can challenge him in equal machinery. He noted that, unlike Valtteri Bottas, Nico Rosberg was able to give Hamilton a run for his money at Mercedes – and
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The Sakhir Grand Prix ended in disappointment for George Russell, with a pitstop error and a late slow puncture costing him the win, but his strong drive nevertheless drastically increased his stock in the F1 paddock. Russell led most of the grand prix ahead of his Mercedes team-mate Valtteri Bottas – and despite him ultimately
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