George Russell sealed yet another podium at the recent Italian Grand Prix, in what the Mercedes driver labelled as a “lonely” race. Following a plethora of grid penalties, Russell lined-up on the front row of the grid alongside polesitter Charles Leclerc, despite having actually qualified sixth. Mercedes initially looked strong at Monza on the Friday; however, their pace appeared
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George Russell has been delighted with the impact Sir Lewis Hamilton has had on his career during their first season together at Mercedes. Russell had been part of the Mercedes junior programme for two years when he signed with Williams in 2019, and he out-qualified team-mate Robert Kubica at every race. The Pole would score
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Sir Lewis Hamilton believes that Nyck de Vries has earned his spot in Formula 1 following his outstanding debut performance at the Italian Grand Prix. De Vries replaced Alex Albon in the first practice session at the Spanish Grand Prix earlier this year, before standing in for Hamilton on Friday in France. Aston Martin brought
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Whilst Mercedes have improved throughout the season, 2022 has still been disastrous for the side that have won the last eight Constructors’ Championships. After all their years of domination, nobody could’ve predicted that the Silver Arrows would be the third best team this year, let alone that they’d still be yet to claim a victory.
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Mercedes’ Sir Lewis Hamilton has empathised with the size of the task undertaken by new FIA president, Mohammed ben Sulayem. The Emirati took the helm of the motorsport governing body after Jean Todt stepped down following his maximum term of 12 years. He had to deal with the mess left behind after the Abu Dhabi
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2022 has been a season to forget for Mercedes, with the Silver Arrows just six races away from seeing their record of winning at least one race every year since 2012 come to an end. Nobody could’ve predicted that Mercedes, the team who have won the Constructors’ Championship eight years in a row, would currently
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Esteban Ocon has his eyes set on becoming just the second driver to have ever beaten Fernando Alonso whilst competing in the same team, something which has only ever been done before in 2007. In 2007, Alonso was beaten at McLaren by rookie team-mate Sir Lewis Hamilton by one point, with the double World Champion having finished above every
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Daniel Ricciardo’s days in Formula 1 appear to be numbered, with the outgoing McLaren driver still searching for a 2023 seat. His options are thinning by the second, with Nyck de Vries’ impressive debut at the Italian Grand Prix having put the Dutchman on Alpine’s, AlphaTauri’s and Williams’ radars. It’s being increasingly reported that should
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Sir Lewis Hamilton had an incredibly busy yet enjoyable Italian Grand Prix last weekend, after taking a grid penalty for taking onboard a new power unit. It’s been wondered if Hamilton was forced into taking a new power unit at the ‘Temple of Speed’ due to his collision with Fernando Alonso at the Belgian Grand
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Mercedes’ search for their first victory in 2022 continues, after George Russell missed out on the top step of the podium at the Italian Grand Prix. Should the Silver Arrows fail to win a single race this season, then it would end their streak of having won at least once every year since 2011. In
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