Mercedes technical director, Mike Elliott, has affirmed that the team are still keen on securing second in the championship. Sir Lewis Hamilton and George Russell were given a poor car at the beginning of the year, and the skinny sidepod concept has not worked as hoped. The W13 has encountered a multitude of issues, one
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George Russell joked with Charles Leclerc after things got a little close between them at the first corner of the Italian Grand Prix. Leclerc started on pole after a fine performance during qualifying, while Russell was promoted to second after Max Verstappen, Carlos Sainz, Sergio Perez and Sir Lewis Hamilton all took grid penalties. At
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Mercedes technical director, Mike Elliott, is aiming for a strong performance from Sir Lewis Hamilton and George Russell at the 2022 Singapore Grand Prix. Generally, downforce-oriented circuits have been Mercedes’ friend thus far in 2022, evidenced by their results in Spain and Hungary in particular. Hamilton and Russell have managed 13 podiums between them this
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Mercedes’ George Russell was immersed in the incredible feeling of standing on the Monza podium last weekend. The Briton went into the Italian Grand Prix weekend having scored his sixth podium of the season in Zandvoort the weekend previous, and there were questions as to whether Ferrari might fall back into Mercedes’ clutches. In the
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Mercedes’ George Russell has offered his congratulations to Nyck de Vries for the way he performed during the Italian Grand Prix last weekend. De Vries had taken part in a practice session with the British team at the Spanish Grand Prix in May, before Sir Lewis Hamilton stepped aside for the Dutchman in FP1 in
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Red Bull’s Max Verstappen amusingly showed Mercedes’ George Russell the finger in Monza after growing frustrated at the Briton during practice at the Italian Grand Prix. Verstappen was trying to set some qualifying laps in the final practice session on Saturday morning, but Russell was on a race run, so both were entitled to continue
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Red Bull’s Max Verstappen and Mercedes’ George Russell looked on in amazement as they watched Sir Lewis Hamilton’s impressive double pass on Lando Norris and Pierre Gasly at the Italian Grand Prix. Hamilton started the race in 19th after taking a back of the grid penalty by switching to a new power unit, and his recovery
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Speaking after qualifying, Sir Lewis Hamilton was concerned about just how difficult the Italian Grand Prix is going to be, with the seven-time World Champion starting in P19 following a ‘back of the grid’ penalty. The British driver has taken a new power unit for Monza, exceeding his legal limit. This has resulted in the
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Sir Lewis Hamilton and George Russell had contrasting views after qualifying at the Italian Grand Prix, with Mercedes’ W13 once again ending the session too far behind both Ferrari and Red Bull. Saturdays have been the Silver Arrows’ downfall this season, with the W13 regularly being considerably stronger during the race. The team recognise that in
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Max Verstappen grew a little impatient with the presence of George Russell in front of him during final practice ahead of the Italian Grand Prix. The Briton was trying to get some race runs done, and he needed to run at a consistent pace in order to gather the data. The reigning world champion has
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