The Mercedes F1 Team’s hunt to end their victory drought may finally come to an end this weekend at the French Grand Prix, with many predicting the Silver Arrows to be favourites at the Circuit Paul Ricard. It’s been a troublesome first-half of the season for Mercedes, who have taken nearly half a year to get on
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Mercedes’ George Russell has conceded that he did not expect team principal Toto Wolff to be as involved as he is in the technical aspect of the sport. Wolff entered Formula 1 from the world of business when he joined Williams in 2009, so it is easy to forget that he had forged a fairly
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Former McLaren and Ferrari driver Gerhard Berger hilariously dismissed 1996 world champion Damon Hill’s prediction that Sir Lewis Hamilton will win this weekend’s French Grand Prix. The Silver Arrows have been making a resurgence of late from their awful start to the season that saw them manage three podiums in the first seven rounds, two
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Romain Grosjean and Sir Lewis Hamilton are known for not getting on at the best of times, with the pair having clashed in the past both on the circuit and over social media. Grosjean, whose F1 career ended after his death-defying crash at the 2020 Bahrain Grand Prix, is now in his second season racing
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Mercedes reserve driver Nyck de Vries is set to sub in for Sir Lewis Hamilton during FP1 at the French Grand Prix this weekend. As part of the new regulations this season, every team on the grid is required to run a development driver in their car on at least two occasions in practice sessions.
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Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff believes that Formula 1 is not interesting enough right now due to the gap between his team and the front-running pace of Ferrari and Red Bull. Mercedes have very much been in the periphery so far this season, managing seven podium finishes between Sir Lewis Hamilton and George Russell while
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Every time a new set of technical regulations are introduced, someone finds a clever way of exploiting loopholes to extract maximum performance. The blown diffuser used in 2009 by now managing director of Formula 1, Ross Brawn, can be used as an example of that, so it is almost poetic that he was the one
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Despite not having the pace to challenge for victories, the Mercedes F1 Team have still racked up seven podium finishes this season, with four third-place finishes for Sir Lewis Hamilton and three third-place finishes for George Russell. Mercedes have consistently been able to make the most of retirements ahead of them, with both Ferrari and
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After the crazy finish to the 2021 season that was littered with controversy and, at times, outrage, the last thing anyone wanted this season was for controversies at the top of Formula 1 to be the talking point again. Unfortunately, controversy has bred controversy so far in 2022, and there have been various different instances.
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Red Bull team principal Christian Horner has frequently said this season that he expects Mercedes to make it a three-way fight at the front after their sluggish start to the season, and he has continued that trend ahead of the French Grand Prix. Mercedes are yet to win a race in 2022 due to the
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