Sir Lewis Hamilton apologised to his Mercedes team after crashing in qualifying at the Austrian Grand Prix. Hamilton and team-mate George Russell both lost the back end of their W13 cars, and went off into the barrier in the final part of qualifying on Friday, damaging their cars and affecting their starting positions for Saturday’s
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The Mercedes social media admin had some fun at their own expense after qualifying at the Austrian Grand Prix after both Sir Lewis Hamilton and George Russell and Sir Lewis Hamilton crashed. Hamilton caused the first red flag of qualifying in the final session when he lost the back end at Turn Seven, sliding straight
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Mercedes driver George Russell has maintained that there is work still to do for Mercedes after their impressive showing at the British Grand Prix last weekend. Both Russell and team-mate Sir Lewis Hamilton looked strong through practice and qualifying in Silverstone, but it was on the final run that the 24-year-old got slightly caught out,
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George Russell affirmed that helping Zhou Guanyu after their crash at the British Grand Prix was the only correct thing for him to do. Russell collided with Pierre Gasly off the start at Silverstone, and his Mercedes went into the back of Zhou’s car, flipping him upside-down as he hurtled towards the gravel trap. The
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Sir Lewis Hamilton is looking forward to stepping into his Mercedes and enjoying a smooth ride when the Silver Arrows eventually get to the bottom of their bouncing issues. The W13 has been quite the troublemaker this year, with “porpoising” and bouncing causing issues in both performance and physical condition for Hamilton and team-mate George
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Auto Motor und Sport journalist Michael Schmidt has outlined Mercedes’ development plans from now until the Hungarian Grand Prix before the summer break. The Silver Arrows’ performance was much improved from the opening nine rounds of the season in Silverstone last weekend, and Sir Lewis Hamilton looked capable of challenging the Ferraris for victory before
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Lando Norris has joked that George Russell is not as fun as he used to be after his words in an interview were taken out of context. Norris suggested recently that Russell is a little different now to what he was due to the added pressure of partnering Sir Lewis Hamilton at Mercedes, but he
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Charles Leclerc missed an incredible opportunity to put huge pressure on championship leader Max Verstappen; however, Ferrari once again made a complete mess of their race strategy. Had they got their calls correct at the British Grand Prix, then the Scuderia could’ve sealed a comfortable 1-2, but they did the complete opposite. The team ran
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Former Formula 1 driver Johnny Herbert believes Sir Lewis Hamilton’s podium at the British Grand Prix will have come as a massive boost to the Mercedes team after their rocky start to 2022. The Silver Arrows have struggled with the ground aerodynamics under the new technical regulations, feeling the impacts of “porpoising” and bouncing, both
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Sir Lewis Hamilton does not believe Mercedes are a million miles away from matching Red Bull and Ferrari after his superb performance at the 2022 British Grand Prix. On raw pace in qualifying, the top two teams in the championship locked out the front two rows for the seventh time this year, but it was
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