Lewis Hamilton has expressed his shock and surprise after a strong qualifying performance in Barcelona, where he found himself vying for a front-row start. Hamilton’s mindset heading into the race weekend had been somewhat cautious, as he believed the new Mercedes W14 car was not delivering the desired gains. However, developments made ahead of the
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George Russell enjoyed his best race of the season so far on Sunday at the Spanish Grand Prix, as the Briton made up eight places to claim his first podium of the 2023 Formula 1 season. Heading into the seventh race of the year and little was known about how much progress Russell would make,
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George Russell finally claimed his first podium of the season on Sunday at the Spanish Grand Prix, with the Briton having done excellently to finish third despite having started P12. Russell endured a nightmare qualifying session on Saturday and was clearly keen to make up for his disappointing starting position, something which was clear based
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Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff has agreed with Lewis Hamilton and George Russell that their collision during Q2 at the Spanish Grand Prix was due to “miscommunication”, with a “review” set to take place to investigate what went wrong. Hamilton was squeezed off the circuit by Russell down the start/finish straight in the closing moments
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Lewis Hamilton and George Russell likely held their breath briefly in the closing stages of Q2 at the Spanish Grand Prix, as the duo collided down the start/finish straight. Hamilton and Russell endured very different qualifying sessions, with Russell having complained throughout. The 25-year-old was eliminated in Q2 and will provisionally start Sunday’s race from
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Lewis Hamilton has blasted his teammate George Russell over a “really dangerous” incident during qualifying at the Spanish Grand Prix. The situation occurred towards the end of Q2 when both British drivers were vying to complete their final flying laps. Russell, utilising the Drag Reduction System (DRS), found himself in close proximity to Hamilton, who
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George Russell has admitted that his collision during Q2 with Lewis Hamilton at the Spanish Grand Prix was due to “massive miscommunication” with Mercedes, with the Briton having been unaware that his veteran team-mate was alongside him. Having looked like the better Mercedes driver on Friday, Russell struggled throughout Saturday at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya,
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Seven-time World Champion Lewis Hamilton has agreed with team-mate George Russell following qualifying at the Spanish Grand Prix, with both Mercedes drivers having blamed “miscommunication” for their Q2 collision. Hamilton was lucky to escape with only minimal front wing damage following an incident with Russell at the end of Q2 down the start/finish straight, after
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Mercedes brought much-needed upgrades to the Monaco Grand Prix weekend, as the team looked to address their aerodynamic failings to get them back on course to fight for pole position and podiums. Unfortunately, while the upgrades allowed Mercedes to show flashes of pace around Monte Carlo, the team was still unable to challenge for a
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Mercedes introduced a huge slate of upgrades to the underperforming W14 in Monaco, as the Silver Arrows sought to deliver a much anticipated comeback after a disappointing experience in the new era of regulations. The upgrade package had been set to be unveiled at the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix but its cancellation saw Mercedes push
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