Seven-time world champion Lewis Hamilton has once more drawn attention to the disparities in Formula 1. After eight races, the 2023 season appears to have reached a conclusion. Red Bull lead the constructors’ championship by 154 points and have totally dominated claiming eight race victories from a possible eight. Max Verstappen has won six of
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Toto Wolff, the team principal of Mercedes, has expressed his disappointment with the team’s performance in Austria thus far. While Lewis Hamilton secured the fifth fastest lap in qualifying, his teammate George Russell missed out on the top-ten shootout for the third consecutive race. Moreover, Mercedes unexpectedly found themselves outpaced by Ferrari and Lando Norris’
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Formula 1 fans may lose interest in the sport if Max Verstappen and his Red Bull team continue to dominate unchallenged, Johnny Herbert has warned. The RB19 cars have established a significant performance advantage over their competitors this season, prompting Red Bull to shift their development focus to the 2024 car. Red Bull currently sits
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George Russell acknowledged that he didn’t do well enough in Friday’s qualifier in Austria, which left him in a poor starting position for Sunday’s main race. His teammate Lewis Hamilton progressed to Q3, taking fifth spot on the grid while Max Verstappen clinched first position once again. Verstappen faced a scare from Charle Leclerc, who
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Mercedes faced a financial penalty of €100 as Lewis Hamilton was found guilty of speeding in the pit lane during the 2023 Austrian Grand Prix. The incident occurred approximately 20 minutes into the sole practice session at the Red Bull Ring, where Hamilton had initially set the fastest time before teams began their qualifying simulations.
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Lewis Hamilton is reclaiming his position as the top driver at Mercedes, according to David Coulthard, who has been closely monitoring the British duo’s performance this season. The interest in their intra-team dynamic stems from their first campaign as teammates, which saw George Russell, previously with Williams, outperform Hamilton in several races and finish ahead
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Jos Verstappen has told Red Bull to beware of becoming complacent on the issue of their star man (and his son) – Max Verstappen – currently dominating the sport. He pointed out that Lewis Hamilton seemed immovable in 2021, having won seven Championships with Mercedes. However, his son beat Hamilton at the Abu Dhabi Grand
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The situation at Mercedes is indeed one of intrigue. Teammates Lewis Hamilton and George Russell are now in their second season together and if anyone thought Russell had emerged as the main man, then think again. George Russell racing for Mercedes was written in the stars. Toto Wolff had his sights set on the young
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Two-time world champion and Aston Martin driver Fernando Alonso has shared his concerns about the new F1 sprint format ahead of the Austrian Grand Prix. The major difference to this year’s F1 sprint means that the result of Friday’s qualifying session will determine the outcome of the grid for Sunday’s race – it will no
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Max Verstappen has responded to Lewis Hamilton’s recent comments, accusing the seven-time world champion of hypocrisy. Hamilton had called for the FIA to implement a rule change to curb Red Bull’s dominance in Formula 1, suggesting that teams should have a set date to start working on their cars for the following season. Verstappen, however,
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