Mercedes driver, George Russell, has conceded that his team were in a difficult spot during the Dutch Grand Prix as they tried to fend off Max Verstappen. Having been denied a final qualifying run by Sergio Perez on Saturday, Sir Lewis Hamilton started the race fourth, with Russell behind in sixth. They both cleared Perez,
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Mercedes’ performance at the Dutch Grand Prix last weekend was enough to convince Sir Lewis Hamilton that the Silver Arrows can win a race in 2022. Both Hamilton and team-mate, George Russell, looked in contention for pole position on Saturday in Zandvoort, but were denied a final run by a spin for Sergio Perez. The
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Sir Lewis Hamilton thought that he was in contention for the win right up until the Mercedes team pitted his team-mate, George Russell. It was one of those weekends for the seven-time champion; he was denied a chance at taking pole position by a spin for Sergio Perez, leaving him fourth for the start of
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A Dutch Formula 1 fan and YouTuber spotted Mercedes team principal, Toto Wolff, leaving the Zandvoort Circuit last weekend, and he ceased his opportunity. Last season, Max Verstappen and Sir Lewis Hamilton fought hard for the world championship, winning 18 of the 22 races between them. The battle became an intense one and, after a
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Sir Lewis Hamilton and George Russell have now managed six podiums a piece in 2022, but that elusive first win of the season continues to evade them. At the beginning of the year, a troublesome W13 car was struggling so much with “porpoising” and bouncing that the Silver Arrows could not decipher whether or not
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The Mercedes F1 Team came the closest they’ve been all season to tasting victory; however, a Virtual Safety Car proved to be the potentially defining factor in the Silver Arrows’ winless streak extending. The Dutch Grand Prix was the first time this season where both Sir Lewis Hamilton and George Russell were able to match
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Sir Lewis Hamilton refused to answer when asked a question about Max Verstappen’s personality. Hamilton and Verstappen were embroiled in an enormous fight for the world championship last season, and it culminated with a controversial success for the Dutchman on the final lap of the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. Now former race director, Michael Masi,
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Max Verstappen’s second consecutive Dutch Grand Prix victory has been thrown into controversy, after claims that Yuki Tsunoda was purposefully made to retire have arisen. Up until Lap 45 at Zandvoort, Mercedes looked like they were potentially going to claim their first victory of the season. With Sir Lewis Hamilton attempting a one-stop, Mercedes’ strategists
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Scuderia AlphaTauri have fired back at claims by Lewis Hamilton fans that they colluded with Red Bull to help Max Verstappen win the 2022 Dutch Grand Prix. The Dutchman had started the race on pole, but he ended up on a different strategy to the two Mercedes and it looked like he would need to
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Mercedes’ George Russell has affirmed that Max Verstappen would have emerged the winner of the Dutch Grand Prix even had the Silver Arrows left the 24-year-old out on track. Russell started the race sixth behind fourth-placed Sir Lewis Hamilton after both Mercedes drivers were denied a real shot at pole position on Saturday due to
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