Damon Hill has commended Lewis Hamilton for his renewed optimism about the W14 after publicly criticising the Mercedes team earlier this season. The Silver Arrows demonstrated significant improvement at the recent Spanish Grand Prix, with both W14s exhibiting strong race pace and minimal tire degradation, resulting in their first double podium finish of the season.
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Ex-Formula 1 driver Ralf Schumacher believes Lewis Hamilton is “getting along” with Mercedes’ new concept better than team-mate George Russell, with the seven-time World Champion having finally returned to being “extremely happy”. Since Mercedes introduced the new concept at last weekend’s Monaco Grand Prix, Hamilton is yet to be defeated by Russell, something which rarely
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Red Bull team principal Christian Horner believes Mercedes must have already used a “significant proportion” of their budget for this season, following the recent introduction of their new concept. The Silver Arrows introduced a “B-spec car” at the Monaco Grand Prix, which featured a significantly different design. Based on their results in Monaco and at
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It has been reported by Sky Sports that George Russell’s contract with Mercedes has been extended to the end of 2025, following a “contractual option” the Brackley-based team had. Russell joined the Silver Arrows from Williams at the start of 2022 after replacing Valtteri Bottas, on what was dubbed a as “long-term deal”. He shocked
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Aston Martin team principal Mike Krack believes it’s “too early” to judge whether Mercedes have overtaken Aston Martin in terms of overall performance, following the Spanish Grand Prix. The Silver Arrows claimed their first double podium last weekend since the 2022 Brazilian Grand Prix, whilst Aston Martin finished sixth and seventh respectively. It marked a
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1996 Formula 1 World Champion Damon Hill believes Lewis Hamilton’s positivity following last weekend’s Spanish Grand is a “good sign” for Mercedes, given that the 38-year-old was highly critical of his team at the start of the season. Mercedes claimed their first double podium since last season’s Brazilian Grand Prix last weekend, as Hamilton finished
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Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff believes Aston Martin have become a Honda works team for 2026 not because the Germans’ power units are underperforming, but because they want a “exclusive power unit supply deal”. It was recently announced that Aston Martin wouldn’t be extending their deal with Mercedes to take them into the new power
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Former Ferrari and Bridgestone engineer Kees van de Grint has seemingly warned Mercedes that the gap to Red Bull is “still the same”, despite the fact the Silver Arrows claimed their first double podium last weekend since the closing stages of 2022. Lewis Hamilton finished second with George Russell in third last weekend at the
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Lewis Hamilton is edging ever closer to signing a contract extension with Mercedes for the 2024 Formula 1 season, after revealing at the Spanish Grand Prix that he was going to meet team principal Toto Wolff on Monday. Hamilton’s future has been one of the biggest talking points of the year so far, following rumours
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Mick Schumacher, the reserve driver for Mercedes, had an exciting opportunity as he took the wheel of the W14 for the first time at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya. After concluding his two-year stint with Haas at the end of the 2022 season, Schumacher received a lifeline in Formula 1 when Mercedes welcomed him as their
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