Sky Sports F1 presenter Simon Lazenby believes retirement is not “imminent at all” for seven-time world champion Lewis Hamilton, whose future at Mercedes has been massively questioned following the Silver Arrows’ disappointing start to the 2023 season. After entering 2023 on the back of their worst season since the start of the turbo-hybrid era, Mercedes
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Following pre-season testing in Bahrain, it was clear that Red Bull were going to be the favourites heading into the first round of the season. While the energy drink giants were certainly predicted to win the Bahrain Grand Prix, they were not expected to dominate it in the fashion that they did. Max Verstappen took
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Heading into the Bahrain Grand Prix, all the indicators pointed to Red Bull starting the season off with a win. The energy drink giants were the fastest team across all three days of testing and other than the reborn Fernando Alonso in the Aston Martin, Red Bull were also fastest in free practice. Qualifying then
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Heading into qualifying for the Bahrain Grand Prix, many fans were fearing the worst for Mercedes, with Q2 exits being predicted by some. This was not the case at all however, as both George Russell and Lewis Hamilton shot to the top of the timing screens on a number of occasions, making it all the
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Sunday’s season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix looks set to be an enthralling one, with Mercedes having qualified closer to the front than initially predicted, with George Russell starting sixth and Lewis Hamilton seventh. Heading into the Bahrain GP, Mercedes were expected to be well behind Red Bull and Ferrari; however, it was quickly discovered in Q1
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When Mercedes opted to replace the loyal Valtteri Bottas with George Russell ahead of last season, team principal Toto Wolff would have hoped that his decision would be vindicated by some strong performances. The Austrian would never have expected Russell to outscore Lewis Hamilton, finish two places above him in the championship and pick up
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2009 Formula 1 World Champion Jenson Button has warned Mercedes star George Russell that he must show what he’s capable of this season, with the 25-year-old no longer having the luxury of it being his first season with Mercedes. Russell performed incredibly well last season, with the British driver having settled into Mercedes superbly. He
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Rookie Nyck de Vries is preparing to make his full debut in Formula 1 this weekend at the Bahrain Grand Prix, with the Dutchman set to compete against several of his former rivals. At 28 years old, De Vries is certainly one of the more experienced rookies, with the 2019 Formula 2 World Champion and
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Having a strong relationship with your race engineer is key to success in Formula 1, with champions such as Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen having worked with the current race engineers, Peter Bonnington and Gianpiero Lambiase, for a number of years. Bonnington has been working with Hamilton ever since he signed for Mercedes, with the
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Mercedes started the new era of Formula 1 poorly last year, as the team were haunted by a porpoising issue and lack of performance which saw them struggle to even lay a glove on Ferrari and Red Bull. Towards the end of the season, upgrades applied to the W13 saw it become more competitive, with
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