Following on from their third and fourth place finishes at the recent Austrian Grand Prix, the Mercedes F1 Team have revealed the reason as to why George Russell was so much slower than Sir Lewis Hamilton during the race at the Red Bull Ring. Mercedes recovered incredibly in Austria, after both Hamilton and Russell crashed
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Red Bull team principal Christian Horner has reiterated that he is wary of the threat from Mercedes after their strong performances of late. The race pace of the W13 has looked much improved in recent rounds since the Azerbaijan Grand Prix, after which Sir Lewis Hamilton looked in a lot of discomfort due to his
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George Russell has performed remarkably well since joining the Mercedes F1 Team, despite the team’s frustrating first half of the season. Mercedes have struggled with porpoising for the majority of the year so far; however, until the British Grand Prix, Russell was the only driver on the grid to have finished every race in the top five.
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The Mercedes F1 Team recovered a staggering third and fourth-place finish at the Austrian Grand Prix, after almost being forced to miss the weekend due to heavy crashes on Friday. Both Sir Lewis Hamilton and George Russell crashed during Q3, with Hamilton going off at Turn Seven, and Russell at the final corner. It left
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Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff is still adamant that there is plenty of time to find despite some impressive showings of late. Even after a horrible amount of bouncing in Monaco and Baku, the Silver Arrows managed to walk away with a podium through George Russell in the latter, having spent the seven races prior
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Red Bull team principal Christian Horner does not believe that his side will be overly affected by the technical directive that will come into effect in Spa. Multiple teams have been struggling for both performance and comfort this season as a result of the “porpoising” and bouncing phenomenon that came about as a result of
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Red Bull adviser Dr Helmut Marko has revealed that he warned Sergio Perez of the dangers of going around the outside at Turn Four, particularly on the opening lap. Perez’s predecessor – Alex Albon – had tried the same thing on Sir Lewis Hamilton in 2020 when the seven-time champion hit him, turning a prospective
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Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff acknowledges that the battle between Sir Lewis Hamilton and George Russell can often be “heated,” but they are aware of the ultimate team goal. Russell entered the 2022 season full of grit, determination and a steely attitude having moved over from Williams, and he has used every bit of that
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Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc tends to agree with Mercedes’ George Russell on the issue of the presence of two race directors in Formula 1. Michael Masi was removed as race director after the controversial season finale in 2021 that saw Max Verstappen overtake Sir Lewis Hamilton on the final lap of the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.
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George Russell recovered incredibly well at the Austrian Grand Prix, after an early 5-second time penalty saw his hopes of a top five finish appear to vanish. Russell, who started 4th, made a great start to the race and battled with Carlos Sainz and Sergio Pérez. However, drama struck at the famous Turn 4, as
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