Max Verstappen was left absolutely furious after Saturday’s sprint race at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix, after the reigning World Champion’s hopes of victory were destroyed by George Russell. Verstappen could only salvage third from the first sprint race of the season, after completing almost the entirety of the sprint with significant damage to his left
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Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff has quashed suggestions that Charles Leclerc has been holding secret conversations with the Silver Arrows, in preparation to replace seven-time World Champion Lewis Hamilton. With Hamilton’s future still up in the air and Ferrari’s performances being questionable, it was reported by Italian media that Leclerc was the favourite to replace
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Max Verstappen called George Russell a di*khead after the Azerbaijan GP sprint race, and it was inadvertently picked up on live TV. The Dutchman confronted the Mercedes driver after the first sprint race of the season, as Russell understeered into him on the first lap, resulting in damage on his Red Bull. The reigning world
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George Russell has criticised the FIA over a series of “rogue” and “crazy” calls in recent weeks, culminating in a track change in Azerbaijan that was made without consulting the drivers. In his role as the head of the Grand Prix Drivers’ Association (GPDA, Russell has expressed the irritation of those on the grid after
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With Red Bull dominating the Formula 1 season, having scooped three victories out of three races, teams have come to Baku with upgrade packages in a bid to get back in the title fight. Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff delivered on his promise to introduce updates to the W14, implementing a new rear wing endplate,
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George Russell has backed the team’s decision to make changes at its home base, bringing James Allison back to the team as technical director and moving Mike Elliott to chief technical officer. Mercedes have announced the reshuffle after a disappointing start to the 2023 season saw them, once again, struggle to keep up with their
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Seven-time World Champion Lewis Hamilton channelled his inner Sebastian Vettel once again after qualifying on Friday in Azerbaijan, after being spotted looking intently at Charles Leclerc’s Ferrari. Prior to his retirement, Vettel was often dubbed as ‘Inspector Seb’, with the four-time World Champion having more often than not been seen after a session checking out
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After recently stating that he’d love to be team-mates with Lewis Hamilton once again, Fernando Alonso might be reconsidering his comment, with the duo having almost come together in qualifying on Friday at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix. The former McLaren team-mates locked-out the third row of the grid on Friday, with Hamilton set to start
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Mercedes suffered an incredibly mixed qualifying on Friday at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix, after Lewis Hamilton accidently cost team-mate George Russell a spot in Q3. Q1 and Q2 were extremely disappointing for the Silver Arrows, with both Hamilton and Russell having looked off the pace. As a result, they were both at risk of being
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Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff is fully aware that a “magic bullet” won’t come along and solve the Germans’ problems, with the side set to introduce a series of upgrades over the coming races. Wolff confirmed earlier in the season that a new concept of the W14 would be introduced in Europe, with the Emilia
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