The Mercedes F1 Team’s wait to return to the top-step of the podium may have its best chance to end at this weekend’s French Grand Prix, where the German team are predicted to have their strongest round of the season. It’s been a disastrous year for the eight-time defending Constructors’ Championships, who are all but
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Despite the improvements made in recent weeks, Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff has affirmed that the team are still lacking fundamental pace compared to Ferrari and Red Bull. Between them, George Russell and Sir Lewis Hamilton have managed seven podium finishes this season in a campaign that has seen them struggle with “porpoising” and bouncing
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It is testament to the brilliance and the magnificent achievements of Sir Lewis Hamilton that every time he makes a mistake, it draws no shortage of shock from the Formula 1 community. The distasteful cheering from the grandstand aside, this was the general feeling after the seven-time champion put his car into the wall during
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Plenty of work has been going on at Brackley in recent weeks to solve the endemic problem running through the Mercedes team of late. The German side have had all hands on deck since the beginning of the season trying to eradicate “porpoising” and bouncing which, as well as costing them bags of performance, have
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Mercedes’ George Russell is not resting on his laurels at the Silver Arrows following a tremendous start to the season for the 24-year-old. Russell was signed by the German team after impressing for three years at Williams, and he has out qualified team-mate Sir Lewis Hamilton six times, finishing ahead in seven races. The young
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2016 world champion Nico Rosberg believes that Sebastian Vettel and Mick Schumacher would share a more hostile relationship were they to fight each other for the title. Vettel had a close bond with Schumacher’s father and seven-time champion, Michael, and this legacy continued when he formed a close friendship with Mick. The pair have contested
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Technical director at Mercedes, Mike Elliott, reckons that Sir Lewis Hamilton and George Russell were not a million miles away from the front-running pace at the Austrian Grand Prix last time out. Russell qualified fourth for the sprint as Sergio Perez was penalised for a track limits infringement, and that came after both he and
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Sir Lewis Hamilton is enjoying his partnership with George Russell at Mercedes after a solid start to the year from the 24-year-old. Mercedes are evidently not where they want to be after half of the 2022 season; they sit third in the Constructors’ Standings, 122 points off leaders Red Bull. The German side have managed
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Reigning world champion Max Verstappen has generally adopted a less aggressive approach to wheel-to-wheel racing against Charles Leclerc so far this season relative to how he raced Sir Lewis Hamilton in 2021. The Dutchman went up against the seven-time world champion last year as he battled for his maiden Formula 1 crown. Verstappen ultimately came
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Aidan Louw, an ex-contractor at Aston Martin Racing who received racist and homophobic abuse from other employees, was fired for poor performance earlier in the year, the Silverstone-based team has revealed. In an interview with Sky Sports, the 25-year-old revealed that the abuse began immediately after he joined Aston Martin in February while working as
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