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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Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff admitted after qualifying at the Spanish Grand Prix that Max Verstappen’s dominance is “p****** me off”, as the Austrian had to watch on as the Red Bull driver claimed a third consecutive pole position. Verstappen has been having a sensational weekend at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, with the Dutchman having
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2016 Formula 1 World Champion Nico Rosberg believes Mercedes will be able to develop an “accurate design” of Red Bull’s floor, following Sergio Perez’s crash at the Monaco Grand Prix last weekend. For the second time this season, Perez was eliminated in Q1 at the Circuit de Monaco after he crashed at the opening corner,
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George Russell enjoyed his best race of the season so far on Sunday at the Spanish Grand Prix, as the Briton made up eight places to claim his first podium of the 2023 Formula 1 season. Heading into the seventh race of the year and little was known about how much progress Russell would make,
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George Russell finally claimed his first podium of the season on Sunday at the Spanish Grand Prix, with the Briton having done excellently to finish third despite having started P12. Russell endured a nightmare qualifying session on Saturday and was clearly keen to make up for his disappointing starting position, something which was clear based
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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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Mercedes’ head of trackside engineering Andrew Shovlin has revealed that copying Red Bull’s floor based off photos isn’t “as simple” as many might believe, with the engineer noting that the images can simply be used as a “little bit of inspiration”. Sergio Perez gave the entire paddock a fantastic opportunity to get a glimpse of
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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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