Lewis Hamilton admitted after the Japanese Grand prix that Mercedes require the “best six months of development we’ve ever had”, if the side even want to dream about catching Red Bull. The Silver Arrows found themselves comfortably fourth in the pecking order at Suzuka, comfortably behind Red Bull and slightly behind McLaren and Ferrari. Hamilton
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Lewis Hamilton expressed his disagreement with Mercedes’ strategy call at the Japanese Grand Prix, where he was told to slow down to help his teammate George Russell by granting him the use of his Drag Reduction System (DRS). The move ultimately allowed Carlos Sainz Jr. to overtake both Mercedes drivers in the closing stages of
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Mercedes driver George Russell has shared his perspective on a challenging qualifying session at the Japanese Grand Prix, where he secured the eighth position on the grid, trailing his teammate Lewis Hamilton by three tenths of a second. While Russell had showcased promising form during Friday’s practice sessions at Suzuka, he found himself over a
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Lewis Hamilton has avoided a penalty on Sunday at the Japanese Grand Prix, after it was decided that he didn’t force George Russell of the circuit. Hamilton started Sunday’s race in seventh with Russell alongside him on the fourth row in eighth, resulting in the pair being close together in the opening stages. It was
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Carlos Sainz saw the funny side of Mercedes copying him during Sunday’s Japanese Grand Prix, where he had to settle for sixth. Following on from his brilliant victory at the Singapore Grand Prix, Sainz’s race in Japan was considerably less eventful, as he quickly settled into P5. Sainz had started sixth but almost immediately got
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Fans of Lewis Hamilton have insisted that the British driver should’ve rejected a new deal at Mercedes and have joined Ferrari, following a concerning qualifying performance for the Silver Arrows at the Japanese Grand Prix. Hamilton did well to out-qualify George Russell by three-tenths of a second in Q3, having been behind his team-mate all
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George Russell revealed ahead of this weekend’s Japanese Grand Prix that Mercedes have a “few more little things” to introduce before the conclusion of the season, to hopefully improve the performance of the W14. Mercedes head to Suzuka having shown strong pace at the Singapore Grand Prix last weekend, where Lewis Hamilton finished third after
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Lewis Hamilton was delighted to have qualified seventh on Saturday at the Japanese Grand Prix, following a shocking performance on Friday at Suzuka. The seven-time World Champion ended the opening day at the Japanese GP all the way down in P14 and half a second behind George Russell, in what he admitted was a “nightmare”.
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Mercedes’ Trackside Engineering Director, Andrew Shovlin, has faced a challenging question from British broadcaster Ted Kravitz regarding Lewis Hamilton’s performance. Kravitz inquired whether Hamilton could have secured victory in Singapore if Mercedes had allowed him to pass George Russell during the race. In response, Shovlin offered insight into the race dynamics, stating, “I’m sure that
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Lewis Hamilton has admitted that Mercedes are a “long way off” their rivals at the Japanese Grand Prix, following a “pretty bad” opening day at the Japanese Grand Prix. Hamilton entered the weekend on a real high of having demonstrated exceptional pace at the Singapore Grand Prix, which would’ve arguably been enough for victory had
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