It would come as no surprise that the two oldest drivers on the grid, Fernando Alonso and Sir Lewis Hamilton, have a somewhat fiery and argumentative past, with the pair having first met in 2007. After winning his second consecutive title with Renault in 2006, Alonso announced that he’d be moving to McLaren, who had lost Juan
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Mercedes technical director, Mike Elliott, has affirmed that the team are still keen on securing second in the championship. Sir Lewis Hamilton and George Russell were given a poor car at the beginning of the year, and the skinny sidepod concept has not worked as hoped. The W13 has encountered a multitude of issues, one
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Mercedes’ technical director, Mike Elliott, has revealed that Sir Lewis Hamilton took the blame for his grid penalty at the Italian Grand Prix. At the Belgian Grand Prix two races prior, Hamilton has been battling for third place on the opening lap with Fernando Alonso. The seven-time champion passed his former team-mate down the Kemmel
MoreLast weekend’s Italian Grand Prix featured quite possibly the most pointless qualifying session in the recent history of Formula 1, as almost half of the field had grid penalties lingering over them ahead of the race at the ‘Temple of Speed’. Nine drivers were awarded grid penalties for last Sunday’s race at Monza, all of
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Having briefly worked with Nyck de Vries while at McLaren, Sir Lewis Hamilton was delighted to see the Dutchman finally get his shot in Formula 1. The now 27-year-old was still in karting when he became a member of the McLaren young drivers’ programme, and he was involved in simulator testing with the team. The
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Jaguar Formula E driver, Sam Bird, has suggested that the Italian Grand Prix served as a reminder to Sir Lewis Hamilton that he was unfairly denied his eighth world title last year. Hamilton and Max Verstappen went into the season finale in 2021 level on points after a pulsating 21 rounds that had seen them
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Ex-F1 driver turned Sky Sports pundit Martin Brundle has urged Formula 1 to find a “solution” to reduce the number of grid penalties, following a confusing grid at the Italian Grand Prix last weekend. Staggeringly, nine of the twenty drivers were awarded grid penalties for last Sunday’s race at the ‘Temple of Speed’, after opting to change
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Seven-time World Champion Sir Lewis Hamilton recovered brilliantly from his grid penalty at the Italian Grand Prix, crossing the finish line in fifth place despite having started P19. The 37-year-old was forced into starting at the back of the grid following an engine change, potentially linked to his collision with Fernando Alonso at the Belgian
MoreFormer McLaren mechanic, Marc Priestley, has revealed that Fernando Alonso used “tactics” to win over members of the team during the 2007 season. Alonso had just on two championships on the spin with Renault in 2005 and 2006, but he moved from Enstone to Woking to join Ron Dennis’ McLaren side. That door had opened
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Mercedes technical director, Mike Elliott, is aiming for a strong performance from Sir Lewis Hamilton and George Russell at the 2022 Singapore Grand Prix. Generally, downforce-oriented circuits have been Mercedes’ friend thus far in 2022, evidenced by their results in Spain and Hungary in particular. Hamilton and Russell have managed 13 podiums between them this
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