Despite the improvements made in recent weeks, Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff has affirmed that the team are still lacking fundamental pace compared to Ferrari and Red Bull. Between them, George Russell and Sir Lewis Hamilton have managed seven podium finishes this season in a campaign that has seen them struggle with “porpoising” and bouncing
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It is testament to the brilliance and the magnificent achievements of Sir Lewis Hamilton that every time he makes a mistake, it draws no shortage of shock from the Formula 1 community. The distasteful cheering from the grandstand aside, this was the general feeling after the seven-time champion put his car into the wall during
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Plenty of work has been going on at Brackley in recent weeks to solve the endemic problem running through the Mercedes team of late. The German side have had all hands on deck since the beginning of the season trying to eradicate “porpoising” and bouncing which, as well as costing them bags of performance, have
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Mercedes’ George Russell is not resting on his laurels at the Silver Arrows following a tremendous start to the season for the 24-year-old. Russell was signed by the German team after impressing for three years at Williams, and he has out qualified team-mate Sir Lewis Hamilton six times, finishing ahead in seven races. The young
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Technical director at Mercedes, Mike Elliott, reckons that Sir Lewis Hamilton and George Russell were not a million miles away from the front-running pace at the Austrian Grand Prix last time out. Russell qualified fourth for the sprint as Sergio Perez was penalised for a track limits infringement, and that came after both he and
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Mercedes driver George Russell does not believe he was completely at fault for the incident that put Sergio Perez out of the race in Austria, and wants there to be more consistency from the stewards. Even before the Austrian Grand Prix weekend had started, controversy was brewing in the paddock following Fernando Alonso’s bemusement at
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Sir Lewis Hamilton is enjoying his partnership with George Russell at Mercedes after a solid start to the year from the 24-year-old. Mercedes are evidently not where they want to be after half of the 2022 season; they sit third in the Constructors’ Standings, 122 points off leaders Red Bull. The German side have managed
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Sir Lewis Hamilton and George Russell are set to be handed a major boost as Mercedes are understood to be on course to introduce a major power unit upgrade after the summer break. Specifically, Mercedes will introduce their “Phase Three” power unit at the Belgian Grand Prix in late August. This will include upgraded hybrid
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Despite Formula 1’s rules on mask-wearing as a precaution against COVID-19 having been significantly relaxed, Sir Lewis Hamilton has been seen making a return to wearing the protective face piece, leaving many to wonder why. Hamilton has actually contracted COVID-19 twice since the start of the pandemic, with the seven-time World Champion having had to
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George Russell has excelled in his first season at the Mercedes F1 Team, having been the only driver to have finished every race in the top five until his retirement from the British Grand Prix. Russell has managed to incorporate what he learned during his difficult period at Williams Racing, into handling and dealing with
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