Pre-season testing did not go well for the Mercedes F1 Team, with Valtteri Bottas missing most of the Friday morning session due to a gearbox issue and Sir Lewis Hamilton then struggling for pace in the afternoon. READ: ‘Ferrari Still Think Vettel Drives For Them’: F1 Fans Notice Something Unusual At Testing Things continued to
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Murray Walker, who was an F1 commentator for over a quarter of a century, passed away on Saturday at the age of 97. He commentated on his first F1 grand prix in 1949 before becoming a full-time commentator in 1978. READ: Bottas Tops Second Day Of Testing As Hamilton Spins Out Walker was appointed an
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Valtteri Bottas set the pace on day two of pre-season testing in Bahrain, with him managing a best lap time of 1m30.289s on a set of C5s – the softest tyre in Pirelli’s 2021 F1 range – in the closing segment of the afternoon session. Sir Lewis Hamilton, who will be gunning for a record-breaking
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Mercedes have revealed the rear floor of their 2021 car, the W12, as day one of pre-season testing got underway in Bahrain on Friday. The Silver Arrows opted to hide the rear floor area – the part of the car most affected by the changes to the technical regulations this season – when they unveiled
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Red Bull and most F1 fans will be hoping that the arrival of Sergio Perez at the team will make them a more formidable threat to Mercedes in the Championship battle this upcoming season. In an interview this month, Dutch racing driver Tom Coronel warned that Perez’s F1 career could quickly be over if he
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George Russell has said he believes he will eventually race for the Mercedes F1 Team if he continues on the “same path and progress”, but stressed that the Silver Arrows haven’t made any promises about giving him a seat. Speaking on Friday during a virtual press conference that was attended by Formula1News.co.uk and took place
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Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff has admitted that Dutch ace Max Verstappen will be on “everybody’s radar in the future”, but he stressed that the Silver Arrows won’t “flirt” with other drivers until they see what the situation is with their existing two drivers. Both Sir Lewis Hamilton and Valtteri Bottas will be out of
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Valtteri Bottas will be out of contract with Mercedes at the end of 2021, but the Finn has insisted he isn’t yet thinking about his plans for 2022 and beyond. In response to a question asked by Formula1News.co.uk during a press conference on Tuesday following Mercedes’ launch of their 2021 challenger, the W12, Bottas said
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Sir Lewis Hamilton has called out other Formula One teams for not doing more to promote diversity in motorsport. His comments come just weeks after he and Mercedes launched a charitable foundation to promote diversity in motorsport and STEM subjects as part of the contract extension they signed last month. READ: Magnussen Explains Why ‘He
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Mercedes unveiled their 2021 car on Tuesday, but not all elements of the car were available for the public – and rival teams – to see. Speaking during the Silver Arrows’ live unveiling of the W12, Mercedes technical director James Allison noted that they had covered the rear floor section to prevent their competitors from
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