It has been an unbelievable year for Max Verstappen, with the Dutchman winning his second drivers’ championship, helping his team to the constructors’ championship, and breaking the record for the most wins in an F1 season. The constructors’ title is also very much down to Verstappen’s teammate Sergio Perez, with the Mexican winning in Monaco
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There is no doubt that Mercedes are getting closer to victory; however, it does appear to have come too little too late in regard to 2022, with the side presumably hoping that they will start next season on a much better foot. Given that a lot of the season has seen the Silver Arrows ending
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George Russell and Mercedes will look back on last weekend’s Mexican Grand Prix as a massively missed opportunity, after the Germans went for a far too safe strategy at the Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez. Russell looked strong all weekend at the venue in Mexico City and was predicted to be the biggest threat to Max Verstappen
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George Russell endured a disappointing Mexican Grand Prix, after finishing in fourth place despite having started in second. The British driver had looked strong all weekend at the Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez, where he even managed to top both FP2 and FP3. With the 24-year-old qualifying second behind Max Verstappen, many tipped Russell as the Dutchman’s
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Lewis Hamilton came home to take the second step on the podium for the second race in a row in Mexico, after starting in third. The seven-time world champion never quite got close enough to pole sitter Max Verstappen to think about taking the win, with the Dutchman breaking the magic one second interval which
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George Russell will have left the Mexican Grand Prix feeling like a huge opportunity was missed, after Mercedes arguably went for the wrong strategy at the Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez. After qualifying second and having topped FP2 and FP3, Russell was one of the big favourites for victory, or was at least regarded as someone who could challenge
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Mercedes might look back on the Mexican Grand Prix with regret, after the Germans blew any chance of victory following a poor strategy for both George Russell and Lewis Hamilton. The Silver Arrows had looked fast all weekend at the Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez, with Russell having topped FP2 and FP3, and with Hamilton topping Q1
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Max Verstappen pulled a rabbit out of a hat again during qualifying this weekend, delivering a blistering lap in Q3 to take pole position ahead of Lewis Hamilton and George Russell. The Mercedes has looked impressive over the practice sessions in Mexico, setting some seriously competitive lap times compared to their rivals, with the low
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George Russell was just three-tenths away from claiming his second-ever pole position and Mercedes’ second of the season, after only just being beaten by Max Verstappen for pole at the Mexican Grand Prix. Whilst three-tenths might sound like a lot, Russell was actually on-track to beat the double World Champion’s time at the end of
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Lewis Hamilton will start the Mexican Grand Prix from arguably the best position, after claiming third for Sunday’s race. Mercedes have arguably looked the strongest throughout the weekend so far and actually topped FP2 and FP3 at the Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez Circuit; however, neither Hamilton nor George Russell could claim the team’s second pole of
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