Lewis Hamilton has expressed his shock and surprise after a strong qualifying performance in Barcelona, where he found himself vying for a front-row start. Hamilton’s mindset heading into the race weekend had been somewhat cautious, as he believed the new Mercedes W14 car was not delivering the desired gains. However, developments made ahead of the
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Whilst he qualified fifth for Sunday’s Spanish Grand Prix, Lewis Hamilton will actually start the seventh race of the season from the second row of the grid in fourth, as a result of Pierre Gasly having been slapped with a six-place grid penalty. The stewards were incredibly busy after qualifying Saturday evening, with Gasly alone
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Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff has agreed with Lewis Hamilton and George Russell that their collision during Q2 at the Spanish Grand Prix was due to “miscommunication”, with a “review” set to take place to investigate what went wrong. Hamilton was squeezed off the circuit by Russell down the start/finish straight in the closing moments
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Lewis Hamilton and George Russell likely held their breath briefly in the closing stages of Q2 at the Spanish Grand Prix, as the duo collided down the start/finish straight. Hamilton and Russell endured very different qualifying sessions, with Russell having complained throughout. The 25-year-old was eliminated in Q2 and will provisionally start Sunday’s race from
MoreLewis Hamilton is expecting an incredibly challenging Saturday at the Spanish Grand Prix, with Mercedes having struggled for pace on the opening day at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya. Friday won’t have left the Silver Arrows feeling particularly good, with both George Russell and Hamilton having struggled. Russell ended the opening day in eighth whilst Hamilton
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Lewis Hamilton has blasted his teammate George Russell over a “really dangerous” incident during qualifying at the Spanish Grand Prix. The situation occurred towards the end of Q2 when both British drivers were vying to complete their final flying laps. Russell, utilising the Drag Reduction System (DRS), found himself in close proximity to Hamilton, who
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George Russell has admitted that his collision during Q2 with Lewis Hamilton at the Spanish Grand Prix was due to “massive miscommunication” with Mercedes, with the Briton having been unaware that his veteran team-mate was alongside him. Having looked like the better Mercedes driver on Friday, Russell struggled throughout Saturday at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya,
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Seven-time World Champion Lewis Hamilton has agreed with team-mate George Russell following qualifying at the Spanish Grand Prix, with both Mercedes drivers having blamed “miscommunication” for their Q2 collision. Hamilton was lucky to escape with only minimal front wing damage following an incident with Russell at the end of Q2 down the start/finish straight, after
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Lewis Hamilton has teased fans about his upcoming role in the Formula 1 movie that is in production, hinting that he could appear on screen in the blockbuster film. While most drivers took a break or found other sports to fill their time when the Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix was cancelled last month, Hamilton took the
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Formula 1 has been rising in popularity globally thanks, in part, due to the Netflix series ‘Drive to Survive’ attracting fans from markets that have proved traditionally difficult for the sport to break into. With the sport at the peak of its popularity, a film has been announced covering the pinnacle of motorsports and starring
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