Mercedes driver George Russell was critical of the Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari circuit after the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix weekend due to its lack of overtaking opportunities. The five-kilometre circuit in Bologna is full of high-speed corners with short braking zones that require immense skill and bravery to remain consistently fast and, while it
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Nico Rosberg has warned Mercedes that they must keep Sir Lewis Hamilton motivated after his nightmare weekend at the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix. Hamilton was thoroughly out-performed by team-mate George Russell throughout the weekend in Bologna, and he was seen venting with team boss Toto Wolff when he qualified 13th on Friday, two positions behind the
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Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff has reiterated that Sir Lewis Hamilton was the victim of unfortunate circumstances as he finished 13th at the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix. George Russell out-qualified Hamilton on Friday before finishing ahead of his compatriot in the sprint race, and a superb start from the 24-year-old helped him to a fourth-placed finish
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Former Formula 1 driver Jos Verstappen has said he took pleasure in seeing his son, Max, lap Sir Lewis Hamilton on his way to victory at the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix. The reigning world champion achieved the grand slam on Sunday as he led every lap from pole and set the fastest lap, while team-mate
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It is no secret that Sir Lewis Hamilton is currently enduring an extremely difficult time of it at Mercedes, and his struggles have reignited the discussion as to whether Max Verstappen is the better racing driver. Hamilton went toe-to-toe with the Dutchman for the world championship last season as the pair took 18 wins between
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Lando Norris aimed a gentle dig at George Russell after finishing on the podium at the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix, joking that he had the “ninth or tenth” fastest car. After spinning at Acque Minerali in qualifying, the Briton started the sprint race P3 and came home fifth on Saturday, before taking advantage of an
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Red Bull advisor Dr Helmut Marko has quipped that Sir Lewis Hamilton potentially should have walked away from Formula 1 at the end of last year after his awful result at the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix while Max Verstappen and Sergio Perez secured a one-two. Hamilton was comfortably out-performed by team-mate George Russell throughout the
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George Russell has reiterated that the “porposing” happening in Formula 1 is not physically “sustainable” for the drivers. Mercedes introduced a minor aerodynamic upgrade to their car ahead of the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix that they hoped would improve the airflow going through the car, ultimately helping them diminish the floor’s heavy contact with the
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Race director Niels Wittich has come under scrutiny in the aftermath of the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix after he enabled DRS on lap 34 of the race. The drivers had been running on intermediates tyres for just under 30 laps when Daniel Ricciardo became the first to take the gamble on lap 17, and David
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Much has been made of Sir Lewis Hamilton’s poor performance at the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix, in which he failed to score a single point. The Briton was out-qualified by his compatriot George Russell on Friday as neither Mercedes escaped Q2 for the first time since the Japanese Grand Prix in 2012, before he finished
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