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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Lewis Hamilton’s contract extension with Mercedes might be the worst kept secret in Formula 1, as the 37-year-old is set to sign a multi-year contract extension over the winter break. Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff has confirmed the rumours that Hamilton will be extending his stay with the Silver Arrows, claiming that talks have not
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The British Driver of the Year award has been a formality for Lewis Hamilton in recent years, as the 37-year-old continues to push the boundaries of what we know possible in motorsport. 2022 has not quite lived up to the high standards of the Mercedes’ driver however, as he was beaten in the championship standings
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Lewis Hamilton has just completed the most difficult season of his Formula 1 career, finishing sixth in the drivers’ championship and behind his new teammate George Russell. Mercedes only managed to pick up a single win over the course of the 2022 season, and this came courtesy of Russell in Brazil, meaning Hamilton finished the
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2022 was truly a remarkable season for George Russell, with the British driver having extracted every ounce of performance from the woeful W13. With a pole position and eight podiums to his name for the year, one of those being his first victory in the sport, Russell adjusted to life as a Silver Arrows driver
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2022 has certainly been an eventful year for motorsport’s governing body, with the FIA having an incredible amount to review with everything that has gone on this season. Topics like the budget cap and most importantly, the penalty points system are likely to be top on the FIA’s agenda, with George Russell having called for a “review” into
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The Brazilian Grand Prix finally saw all of Mercedes’ hard work to get back to the top come to fruition, as George Russell spearheaded a one-two finish for the team after winning the sprint race on Saturday. Lewis Hamilton’s second place finish, followed by a retirement in Abu Dhabi, ensured that the seven-time world champion
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2022 was an extremely challenging year for Mercedes, who turned heads in the paddock as soon as pre-season testing. Following an eighth consecutive Constructors’ Championship in 2021, the new aerodynamic regulations saw Mercedes lose their spot as the dominant side, with the Germans having comfortably been the third best team in 2022. This was mainly
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Despite all the obvious difficulties that Mercedes faced in 2022, the team can at least be proud of how George Russell and Lewis Hamilton worked together throughout the campaign, where they extracted the most from the poor W13. Given that it was Russell’s first season at Mercedes, the British driver performed valiantly all year and
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The roadmap for George Russell’s career is going as planned so far, with the Brit making the move to Mercedes following three successful years of gaining experience with Williams. Mercedes struggled to get to grips with the major regulation changes that came into effect in 2022 and were forced to battle with a porpoising issue
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