Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff has said he believes that Max Verstappen’s title success in 2021 will not be his last. Verstappen has shown promise throughout his career having won 10 races in Formula 3 in 2014 at the tender age of just 16, earning him a spot in Red Bull’s junior team – Toro
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Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff has reiterated that Sir Lewis Hamilton has no intention of leaving Formula 1 any time soon as the team try to resurrect their title-winning form. Mass speculation surrounded Hamilton at the end of the 2021 season after he was cruelly denied his eighth word championship by a controversial Safety Car
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Charles Leclerc is optimistic that Ferrari can contend for the world championship this year if their impressive form continues, but maintains that it is still too early to get carried away. Leclerc produced a fine display to claim the fourth victory of his Formula 1 career at the Australian Grand Prix, leading home Red Bull’s
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Sir Lewis Hamilton declared himself pleased after he finished fourth behind George Russell in Australia following a difficult weekend for Mercedes. The Silver Arrows were over a second off the pace of Ferrari during Friday practice, but managed to pull some of that time back during qualifying as Hamilton ended Q3 just under a second
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The FIA have prohibited the unique Safety Car restart employed by Red Bull’s Max Verstappen, meaning that he will not be able to drive alongside his opponents ahead of green flag racing. Verstappen drove side-by-side with Sir Lewis Hamilton under the Safety Car head of his dramatic last lap move on the Briton to take
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Max Verstappen and Sir Lewis Hamilton had an amusing exchange surrounding the rule prohibiting jewellery being worn in the cockpit during races. In 2005, the FIA introduced a ruling prohibiting jewellery being on a driver’s person during events due to safety concerns. They imposed “an immediate ban on the wearing of jewellery (body piercing and heavy
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Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff affirms that all hands are on deck as his team try to resolve the issues that have been hindering them in the early part of the 2022 season. Ground effect aerodynamics made a return under new technical regulations this year, leaving the cars running significantly lower to the ground than
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George Russell is baffled by Mercedes’ lack of pace during free practice in Melbourne ahead of the 2022 Australian Grand Prix. And the Briton had bad news for Mercedes fans, with him revealing that the “porpoising” he experienced in Australia is the worst it has been so far this year. In search of answers to
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Race director at this year’s Australian Grand Prix, Niels Wittich, has emphasised that there is rule in place prohibiting drivers from wearing jewellery while racing due to safety concerns. The drivers’ race suits and undergarments are all required to be specifically flame-retardant to avoid adding to the risk of a fire during a crash. The
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Mercedes driver George Russell was not particularly impressed with Red Bull during the first practice session in Melbourne as two of his laps were hindered by the Milton Keynes-based team. The drivers took to the Albert Park Circuit for the first time since 2019 after the races in 2020 and 2021 were cancelled due to
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