Sir Lewis Hamilton heads into this weekend’s returning Singapore Grand Prix hoping that his car will “feel like Budapest and Zandvoort”, in order to challenge the frontrunners. The seven-time World Champion and team-mate George Russell were both strong at the Hungarian and Dutch Grand Prix, largely thanks to high downforce circuits suiting the ‘diva’ that
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2022 is a year that Mercedes can’t wait to see the back of, with the new aerodynamic era having started in arguably the worst way possible for the Germans. Despite having spent so much of 2021 developing their car for this season, Mercedes have arguably made a mess of the new aerodynamic regulations, with their
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Ex-F1 driver Timo Glock has hailed the soon to be double World Champion Max Verstappen, with the imperious Dutchman having “turned” the championship “upside down” according to the German. Despite having retired from two of the opening three races, Verstappen has gone on to win 10 of the following 13 races, giving the 24-year-old an
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George Russell has tipped the upcoming United States Grand Prix as a potentially strong weekend for the W13, as the British driver sets his sights on achieving his first ever Formula 1 victory in one of the remaining six races of the season. The former Williams driver has performed excellently since joining Mercedes this season,
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Everybody at Mercedes is probably counting down the days until the 2022 season is over, with the Brackley-based team ready to bury the woeful W13. The Silver Arrows have faced their most challenging season since the introduction of the hybrid era back in 2014, with the Germans set to see their eight-year Constructors’ Championship reign
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George Russell has enjoyed a strong first season in Mercedes colours, given the current circumstances facing the Brackley-based team. 2022 certainly hasn’t been the campaign that the Silver Arrows would’ve been anticipating, after what has been a horrendous year to date. The team have arguably made a mess of the new aerodynamic regulations with their 2022 challenger,
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2022 has been a season that Mercedes will be grateful to see the back of, with the Germans losing their constructors’ crown, which they’ve retained for eight consecutive seasons. After the agony the team and Sir Lewis Hamilton faced at the 2021 season finale, many had Mercedes down as favourites to reclaim the title this season, with
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George Russell has enjoyed an incredible first season with Mercedes, despite the Silver Arrows having been relatively weak in 2022. It’s been an extremely challenging year for Mercedes, as they’ve had to watch on as Red Bull have streaked away in both the Drivers’ and the Constructors’ Championships. The German’s eight-year run of winning the
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Mercedes’ George Russell cannot explain exactly where the Silver Arrows are lacking in qualifying, but he has one or two working theories. Russell has finished ahead of where he started 12 times this year, while team-mate Sir Lewis Hamilton has done the same 13 times. Part of this qualifying deficit has been down to a
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George Russell has had the opportunity to learn a lot from Sir Lewis Hamilton during their first season together at Mercedes. The 24-year-old was signed to the German side from Williams this year, three seasons after he made his Formula 1 debut with the British side. He out-qualified Robert Kubica at every race after the
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