It was back to reality for the Mercedes F1 Team, after a run of two consecutive double podiums came to a demoralising end at the Belgian Grand Prix, after George Russell finished fourth and Sir Lewis Hamilton retired. It was Hamilton’s first DNF of the season so far, and also saw his run of five
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Fernando Alonso cut a calmer figure after the Belgian Grand Prix than he did immediately after his first lap incident with Sir Lewis Hamilton. Alonso had started the race third, one position ahead of Hamilton after both of them took advantage of grid penalties at Spa, and Hamilton managed to clear his former McLaren team-mate
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The stewards have gone into detail as to why they felt no action was needed after the lap one incident between Sir Lewis Hamilton and Fernando Alonso at the Belgian Grand Prix. Alonso and Hamilton had started third and fourth respectively after Max Verstappen, Charles Leclerc and Esteban Ocon all picked up penalties. Hamilton got
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After making so many steps in the right direction across the last couple of months, the Mercedes F1 Team may have gone all the way back to square one, after qualifying almost two seconds off the leading time. Toto Wolff slammed the team’s Saturday performance as “unacceptable”, with Sir Lewis Hamilton ending Q3 1.8 seconds off Max
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Sir Lewis Hamilton did not have any interest in hearing what Fernando Alonso had to say in the aftermath of their incident at the Belgian Grand Prix. Alonso and Hamilton started third and fourth, respectively, after penalties for Max Verstappen, Charles Leclerc and Esteban Ocon had bumped them up the order from qualifying. Alonso passed
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Fernando Alonso caused quite the stir among fans when he made a comment about Sir Lewis Hamilton’s ability behind the wheel of a Formula 1 car. The seven-time champion started fourth behind third-placed Alonso after they had been lifted up the order by grid penalties for Max Verstappen, Charles Leclerc and Esteban Ocon, so all
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Fernando Alonso was fuming with Sir Lewis Hamilton after their incident at the start of the Belgian Grand Prix that saw the seven-time champion retire from the race. Alonso had started third on the grid following penalties for Charles Leclerc, Max Verstappen and Esteban Ocon, but he was passed by Hamilton off the start. He
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Sir Lewis Hamilton was left perplexed after qualifying for the Belgian Grand Prix, where he found himself in the top 10 but 1.8 seconds behind the fastest time set. Incredibly, Hamilton was actually the top Mercedes F1 driver in qualifying, with George Russell 2.1 seconds adrift of Max Verstappen’s dominant time on Saturday. Team principal
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Sir Lewis Hamilton has been handed a warning by the FIA after he failed to report to the medical centre following his opening-lap collision with Fernando Alonso. The former McLaren team-mates crashed on the first lap of the 2022 Belgian Grand Prix, as Hamilton attempted to overtake Alonso. Immediately after the collision, a furious Alonso
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Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff is struggling to understand how the Silver Arrows went from pole position in Hungary to the fourth row in Belgium. The Silver Arrows had been showing real signs of improvement in the lead-up to the summer break, with Sir Lewis Hamilton and George Russell managing eight podiums in the last
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