George Russell has sent a warning to reigning Constructors’ Champions Red Bull, with the 24-year-old having said that Mercedes are targeting the Austrians in 2023. The former Williams driver’s comments come on the back of a woeful 2022 campaign, which saw the usually imperious Germans slump to third in the standings, whilst Red Bull eased to their
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Mercedes driver and GPDA director George Russell has called upon the FIA to “reconsider” the current penalty points system, with some drivers having received points during 2022 for things that didn’t really warrant a punishment. The calls for the system to be changed come as a result of Pierre Gasly being just two points away from receiving a race
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Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff has admitted that last season was more like “live testing” for them than “really racing”, with Lewis Hamilton in particular having spent the majority of the season focused on developing the ‘diva’ W13. The Silver Arrows won’t be looking back on 2022 anytime soon, with the Germans having endured a
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When the major regulation changes came into effect at the start of 2022, teams were perplexed at how to reduce the weight of their cars to the minimum allowed. Max Verstappen has revealed that despite the RB-18’s dominance last year, it started the season overweight which might explain its poor performance compared to the early
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Mercedes’ 2022 season is one that they would certainly like to forget, as their design choice under the new regulations left them with a porpoising and uncompetitive W13. Lewis Hamilton was eliminated in Q1 in Saudi Arabia before being embarrassingly lapped by Max Verstappen at Imola as Mercedes struggled to even compete with the midfield
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With the 2022 season very much in the past, Mercedes are cracking on with their preparations for the upcoming 2023 season and their newest challenger, the W14. Last year wasn’t one for the Silver Arrows to remember particularly fondly, with the Germans having slumped to third in the Constructors’ Championship, following eight consecutive years of
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George Russell’s performances since joining Mercedes have been nothing short of spectacular, showing incredible consistency with a flurry of top five finishes despite Mercedes’ performance issues. While his seven-time world champions teammate Lewis Hamilton went the entire season without winning a single race, Russell dominated the Brazilian Grand Prix, winning both the sprint race and
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While George Russell would certainly have hoped to have won more than one race in 2022, considering the circumstances that Mercedes found themselves in, the Brit will be over the moon with his start at his new team. Russell was signed to partner Lewis Hamilton at Mercedes following three impressive years fighting at the back
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Mercedes’ 2022 season can be described as nothing other than a disaster, as the team were completely caught off guard by elements of the new era of Formula 1. The Silver Arrow’s design for the W13 saw the car struggle massively with a porpoising issue that cost the team half a season of development while
MoreFernando Alonso and George Russell have shocked F1 fans by celebrating the New Year together, as the Mercedes driver shared a picture of the pair partying the night away via his Instagram account. With Russell being 17 years younger than Alonso, and with the Brit being 24 years old, their friendship has come as a
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