With the Red Bull RB19 having a pace advantage over its rivals, Max Verstappen was favourite to convert his pole position into victory at the Australian Grand Prix. However, Verstappen was in for a surprise when he was passed by George Russell into turn one and Lewis Hamilton before the end of lap one. The
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Lewis Hamilton has avoided a penalty from the FIA over his behaviour behind the safety car, as drivers headed to the grid before the first red flag restart. Max Verstappen called for the stewards to look at Hamilton’s actions, believing he should be penalised for failing to follow the regulation requiring drivers to keep within,
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Haas team principal Guenther Steiner was far from pleased ahead of Sunday’s Australian Grand Prix, with the Italian having been “unhappy” with Lewis Hamilton following qualifying. Haas’ Nico Hulkenberg did excellently in qualifying to make Q3 for the second time this season; however, Steiner felt like Hamilton affected the German’s fastest lap. The seven-time World
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Lewis Hamilton delivered his best result of the 2023 F1 season on Sunday at the Australian Grand Prix, after successfully claiming his first podium of the season. After starting in third, Hamilton moved up to second ahead of Max Verstappen on the opening lap, before beginning his attack on team-mate George Russell. Hamilton found himself
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Seven-time World Champion Lewis Hamilton has reportedly pleaded to Mercedes to push his cockpit position backwards, with the 38-year-old having identified it as the reason why he’s struggling to settle into the W14. Since the introduction of the new aerodynamic regulations, Hamilton has never looked comfortable in either the W13 or the W14, whilst team-mate
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Max Verstappen converted his second pole position of the 2023 F1 season into his second victory of the year at the Australian Grand Prix, after recovering from an early setback. It was certainly one of the most eventful Australian GPs in recent years, with the race having featured three red flags. Verstappen’s only issue in
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Lewis Hamilton has called on Mercedes to investigate George Russell’s mechanical failure at the 2023 Australian Grand Prix. Russell had qualified P2 for the race, with Hamilton right behind in third. The young Briton, however, went backwards after Mercedes pitted him following Alex Albon crashing and bringing out the Safety Car. The stewards then red-flagged
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George Russell is certainly proving that he is still very much ‘Mr Saturday’, with the 25-year-old having out-qualified team-mate Lewis Hamilton for the third consecutive Grand Prix weekend this season. Russell maintained his 100-percent record of out-qualifying Hamilton in 2023 with a great display at the Australian Grand Prix, with the former Williams driver having
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Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff has confirmed there will be no major upgrades brought to their 2023 title challenger before May’s Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix, despite previous suggestions that a shakeup with the car was expected. Following on from a disappointing 2022 that saw the team fall off from the top of the mountain amid a
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Mercedes has bounced back in Australia after a rocky start to the 2023 season, securing the spots behind pole sitter Max Verstappen after a tricky qualifying session. George Russell qualified in P2, while Lewis Hamilton managed P3, with the Aston Martin of Fernando Alonso lining up behind them in P4. The strong performance from Mercedes
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