Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff laments the fact that the team are in a limbo between the front and the midfield currently. The Silver Arrows looked at risk of being swallowed up by the midfield fight in the opening few rounds of the season owing to their “porpoising” and pace problems, but they have looked
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2016 world champion Nico Rosberg has sympathised with former team-mate and rival Sir Lewis Hamilton after a difficult Friday for the 37-year-old in Monaco. Hamilton registered a total of 58 laps in the Principality over the course of the two sessions in Monaco, ending the sessions 10th and 12th respectively, an average of just over a second
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Mercedes strategist James Vowles has suggested that fans bring their expectations down a notch or two after the Silver Arrows’ improved performance in Barcelona. George Russell and Sir Lewis Hamilton were consistently running towards the top of the timesheets last weekend in Spain, and at the end of a splendid battle between the 24-year-old and
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Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc predicts that the Monaco Grand Prix this weekend will once again be predominantly about Red Bull and Ferrari, as he does not think Mercedes are quite ready to fight for wins yet. The Scuderia and the Austrian outfit have won all of the opening six rounds of the season, with four going
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Sir Lewis Hamilton has emphasised the significance of qualifying well in Monaco as he looks ahead to what could be a wet race on Sunday. The new technical regulations have made the cars bigger, heavier and wider than before, meaning that wrangling the cars around the iconic streets of Monaco – as if it were
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A fan on social media has criticised Daniel Ricciardo and Carlos Sainz, saying that it is a “crime” to compare either of them to Sir Lewis Hamilton. Ricciardo has scored points on two occasions this season including in the Imola sprint race, but a combination of misfortune, mistakes and poor pace has prevented him from
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Kevin Magnussen has conceded that he could have done more to avoid the incident with Sir Lewis Hamilton in Spain that saw him fail to score points. Magnussen had started the race eighth, two places behind Hamilton, and the Dane found himself side-by-side with the seven-time champion at Turn Four, but the pair collided, giving
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The FIA are set to give Sir Lewis Hamilton a little more time to remove his jewellery while racing amid the continued debate. The FIA have given the drivers two reminders this season of the regulation introduced in 2005 that mandates the removal of metallic artefacts before stepping into the car. This is due to
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Haas team principal Guenther Steiner does not have a particular opinion on whether or not jewellery should be worn in the car, but affirms that rules are rules. The FIA introduced a new sporting regulation in 2005 that mandates that piercings are to be removed before a driver steps into a race car due to
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With Sir Lewis Hamilton set to be given a further extension by the FIA around the jewellery ban, the seven-time champion insists that he has not considered it ahead of the Monaco Grand Prix weekend. Hamilton was defiant of the further reminder from the FIA in Miami around the necessity to remove jewellery before stepping
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