1996 Formula 1 World Champion Damon Hill believes seven-time World Champion Lewis Hamilton is “thinking about retiring already”, ahead of signing an expected multi-year deal. The 38-year-old’s current deal is set to expire at the end of the current season, with both Hamilton and Mercedes boss Toto Wolff having expressed intently that an extension will
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Pre-season testing provides teams with three days to get to grips with their new cars, trial new ideas and fix any unexpected issues. Mercedes’ three days in Bahrain have provides some highs and some lows, with their testing experience ending much better than it started. Day one saw the W14 take to the track for
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Mercedes’ pre-season testing in Bahrain has been a bit of a mixed bag so far, with there being positives and negatives to draw from results. On the positive side, the W14 does not appear to be porpoising at all, which will come as good news for the team considering the struggled so badly with the
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Double World Champion Max Verstappen is reportedly set for a very nice year indeed regardless of whether he wins a third consecutive Drivers’ Championship or not, with the Dutchman set to earn an estimated £45 million in 2023 according to RacingNews365. This estimated figure doesn’t include endorsement deals or result-based bonuses, something the 25-year-old will
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Lap times during pre-season testing do not tell the full story, as teams run different plans, tests and tyre compounds, making some cars appear faster or slower than they really are. Max Verstappen topped the timing screens on Thursday with a 1:32:837, while Lewis Hamilton only managed to go 0.671s slower than the Dutchman and
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For the first time since the 2022 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, fans are being treated to seeing F1 cars on a racetrack, with pre-season testing in Bahrain now well underway. Not only have the fans been able to watch their favourite drivers on the track once again, they have also been treated to a practice
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The 2022 season was an absolute disaster for Lewis Hamilton and Mercedes, as the team picked up only a single victory, coming courtesy of George Russell in Brazil. The new regulations proved to be a massive stumbling block for the team, causing the W13 to be majorly uncompetitive and harbouring a severe porpoising issues. Despite
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Ex-Formula 1 driver Karun Chandhok has joked that Lewis Hamilton was “nodding about how good” Mercedes’ 2023 car is during a clip of the team’s shakedown test, where the 38-year-old is seen bouncing. Mercedes completed their shakedown test last Wednesday and Thursday, at what was an incredibly wet Silverstone National Circuit. Footage from the team’s
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Lewis Hamilton’s contract talks with Mercedes may be one of the worst kept secrets in Formula 1 history, with both Hamilton and his Mercedes boss Toto Wolff being very open about the process. The seven-time world champion’s contract expires at the end of this year and despite previously stating that he had no intentions to
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Being a seven-time world champion puts Lewis Hamilton in the spotlight much more than most athletes and while many would shy away from the fame, Hamilton embraces it. The 38-year-old can often be spotted in the paddock sporting the latest fashion, with some of his outfits being something that only he could pull off. The
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