Mercedes’ struggles were one of the biggest surprises of 2022, as the team got off to a slow start under the new regulations that came into effect at the start of the year. The new era of Formula 1 started with Mercedes already looking significantly off of the pace of Red Bull and Ferrari while
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George Russell adjusted to life at Mercedes superbly in 2022, despite the team having given both himself and Lewis Hamilton a truly dreadful car. Russell to his credit, though, got the most out of the package, with some wondering if his experience of driving for Williams benefited his ability to extract ultimate performance from an
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Lewis Hamilton has been the face of Formula 1 for over a decade now, as the 37-year-old has reached highs that most would see as unachievable, with seven world championships and counting. The Stevenage-born driver loves the glitz and the glamour that comes with being one of the most successful drivers in Formula 1, often
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Despite clearly being a confident individual, George Russell would never have expected to walk into Mercedes and beat seven-time world champion Lewis Hamilton in his debut season. The former Williams driver flew out the blocks in 2022 with a struggling Mercedes, picking up a flurry of podium finishes and consistently finishing in the top five.
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Mercedes have spent the last five years operating with a clear number one and number two driver, with Lewis Hamilton being the priority of their driver pairing. Valtteri Bottas was unfortunately not the calibre of driver able to beat the 37-year-old over the course of a whole season, leading Mercedes to deploy the Finn in
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Lewis Hamilton has just completed the first winless season of his career, as Mercedes struggled to get to grips with the major regulation changes that came into effect at the start of the year, finding themselves fighting in the midfield more often than not. Despite not picking up a single race win over the course
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Winning races has typically come easily for Mercedes during the hybrid era, with the Silver Arrows having claimed well over a hundred wins since 2014. Despite their experience of winning, though, nothing could prepare them for how emotional winning a race in 2022 would be, following all their difficulties. This season was like no other
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Whilst 2022 was a year with little to celebrate for Mercedes, as they endured their most difficult season yet in the hybrid era, team principal Toto Wolff still managed to do something he’s never done in his time as the German’s team principal. Since taking on the role in 2013, Wolff has been present at the
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2022 was certainly an incredible year for George Russell, one which saw the 24-year-old claim both his first win and his first pole position. Whilst there wasn’t the consistent success that perhaps he would’ve predicted when moving from Williams to Mercedes, due to the Germans woeful W13, he made the most of the car he
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2022 was a turbulent year for Mercedes, as a porpoising issue saw the team lose around half a season’s worth of development time, rendering them uncompetitive for the majority of the season. Following his move from Williams at the start of the year, George Russell would have been keen to lay down a marker at
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