Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff has silenced suggestions that he hates reigning World Champion Max Verstappen, with the Austrian insisting that he actually “really” likes the Dutchman. With Verstappen having been a ferocious rival for seven-time World Champion Lewis Hamilton in 2021, many believed that Wolff hated the Red Bull driver, especially following the controversial
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Valtteri Bottas has defended his old teammate’s success in Formula 1, arguing that it was down to his pure, natural talent, rather than a manipulated team order. Lewis Hamilton beat Bottas repeatedly throughout their time as partners on the grid, as the Brit took multiple world championships. Bottas and Hamilton raced in equal machinery, with
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2009 Formula 1 World Champion Jenson Button was impressed by Mercedes’ performance on Sunday at the Miami Grand Prix, with George Russell and Lewis Hamilton having demonstrated strong race pace. Struggling in qualifying but coming alive in the race has been Mercedes’ story since the start of the new aerodynamic regulations, with the Germans rarely
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George Russell has openly admitted that he wasn’t a fan of Sunday’s pre-race driver introduction ahead of the second Miami Grand Prix, with the Mercedes driver having found the ceremony “distracting”. Similar to what was trialled a few years ago at the United States Grand Prix to mixed reviews, each driver was introduced ahead of
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Ex-Formula 1 driver Ralf Schumacher has shared his view that Lewis Hamilton suffered from the “maximum penalty” at last weekend’s Miami Grand Prix, after he finished behind team-mate George Russell. Hamilton endured a challenging weekend at the Miami International Autodrome, with the seven-time World Champion having struggled throughout free practice. Mercedes’ woes were evident during
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Seven-time World Champion Lewis Hamilton did well at the Miami Grand Prix on Sunday to recover some strong points, after being eliminated in Q2 on American soil for the first time in his Formula 1 career on Saturday. After qualifying 13th at the Miami International Autodrome on Saturday, Hamilton would’ve likely laughed had he been
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Red Bull advisor Dr Helmut Marko has called on Mercedes to stop their “manipulative tricks”, with the Austrian believing that the Silver Arrows are “moaning” in an attempt for the FIA to intervene. There is no doubting that Red Bull are currently far superior, with the Austrians having won every race so far this season,
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George Russell has been brutally honest about his ability to secure front row starts given the challenge Mercedes has had with addressing the W14’s performance problems. Russell made it through to Q3 on Saturday, while his teammate Lewis Hamilton was eliminated in Q3 after the duo raised concerns about the difficult of handling the W14
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Adam Norris, the father of Lando Norris, was spotted in McLaren’s paddock with Amazon Chairman Jeff Bezos during the 2023 Miami GP weekend. “Some interesting guests today,” Norris snr wrote on LinkedIn. “Jeff Bezos has done a good job at building a global business. Respect.” Norris Snr, who lists his job as “designing and building
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2009 Formula 1 World Champion Jenson Button is certain that former McLaren team-mate Lewis Hamilton isn’t “going to retire” from Formula 1 at the end of 2023, even if Mercedes remain uncompetitive. The seven-time World Champion has just over six months remaining on his current deal with the Silver Arrows, with an extension yet to
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