Red Bull’s Max Verstappen is more than happy to have Mercedes up on the podium if it means taking more points away from his title rivals Ferrari. Verstappen started the Hungarian Grand Prix 10th on the grid after suffering from engine issues during qualifying, but recovered to win the race after a stunning performance. The Dutchman
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The Mercedes F1 Team made yet another step in the right direction at the Hungarian Grand Prix, after George Russell claimed the team’s first pole position of the season. It wasn’t just Mercedes’ first pole of the season; it was Russell’s first-ever P1 start in Formula 1. Unfortunately, the Brit couldn’t convert his pole into
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It was a bittersweet day for George Russell in Hungary after he finished the race third having taken his maiden pole position on Saturday. The 24-year-old came up with a tremendous lap at the end of qualifying to steal pole away from Carlos Sainz, and be started the race on Softs, with Sainz and team-mate
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Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff feels that Max Verstappen took a gamble by pitting early at the Hungarian Grand Prix, and it paid off. Max Verstappen and Sir Lewis Hamilton finished first and second respectively in Budapest after making their way up from further down the grid in 10th and seventh. Verstappen encountered power issues during
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Grand Prix Drivers’ Association (GPDA) chairman, Alex Wurz, posted a video of the drivers voting on who should replace Sebastian Vettel in the union. Vettel and Mercedes driver George Russell are currently the two directors of the association after the young Briton took over from the departing Romain Grosjean at the end of 2020. Vettel
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Criticism of Ferrari has been difficult enough for the Scuderia to take in recent months, but it has reached a new level of pain, and that is ridicule. Carlos Sainz started the Hungarian Grand Prix second and third respectively, and they looked in prime position to beat Mercedes’ polesitter George Russell to the win, with
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No table thumping could be seen from Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff after George Russell took pole for the 2022 Hungarian Grand Prix. It had actually been a relatively concerning day for the Silver Arrows on Friday as they appeared to be around a second off the pace in practice. Their one-lap pace appeared to
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Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff had some words of encouragement for Sir Lewis Hamilton after a DRS failure left the seven-time champion in seventh place in qualifying for the 2022 Hungarian Grand Prix. Mercedes, who had looked significantly off the pace in practice, came into qualifying unsure of how their car would perform, but they
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Sir Lewis Hamilton and George Russell both struggled for comfort and performance during practice ahead of the Hungarian Grand Prix on Friday. Mercedes were an average of over nine tenths of a second off the pace of Ferrari during the opening two sessions of the weekend, ana managed a highest position of P5 through Russell
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Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff was in a very jovial mood after qualifying for the Hungarian Grand Prix having watched George Russell take pole. The Silver Arrows went one and two in the first session of qualifying, but had to fight to get out of Q2, so one wondered where their pace actually was heading
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