Aston Martin team principal Mike Krack has shared that the Silverstone-based team remain “quite happy” as a Mercedes customer side, with the British outfit having started the 2023 F1 season better than the Germans. Mercedes have supplied power units to the British side for several years, even when they were known as Force India and
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Lewis Hamilton has revealed how happy he is to see former team-mate and friend Valtteri Bottas “flourish”, with the Finn being considerably happier since having left Mercedes. Bottas left Williams at the end of 2016 to replace Nico Rosberg at Mercedes, with the 33-year-old having remained there until the end of 2021. Whilst he claimed
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Following recent speculation that James Allison was set to re-join the Mercedes F1 Team, Toto Wolff has clarified that the German manufacturer’s chief technical officer will not be returning to the Brackley-based team, due to his roles elsewhere. Allison was promoted to chief technical officer at Mercedes AMG in 2021, with him having initially joined
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Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff has admitted that Red Bull’s Formula 1 setup is the “best way to do it” but is also a “very expensive” setup, with the Austrians’ sister side having allowed them to sign Max Verstappen for the 2015 F1 season. Before being announced as a Red Bull Junior driver, Verstappen was
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Sky Sports presenter Ted Kravitz has called on Lewis Hamilton to show some fight on track if he is to stand a chance at winning a record eighth world title. Hamilton rolled back the clock in Australia, as he tussled with his old rival Max Verstappen in the pair’s first real battle of the 2023
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With a three and a half week break between the Australian and Azerbaijan Grand Prix weekends, Formula 1 teams have the opportunity to refine their cars and push ahead with development plans. James Allison, the chief technical officer of Mercedes, has explained how Mercedes are going to use the Easter break like any other working
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Seven-time World Champion Lewis Hamilton has admitted that he does really “love” racing in Formula 1 but not “driving not-great cars”, something he currently has. Whilst Hamilton did claim his and the team’s first podium of the 2023 F1 season at the Australian Grand Prix, he hasn’t hidden the fact that he doesn’t feel comfortable
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Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff has revealed that he had the chance to sign reigning World Champion Max Verstappen ahead of the 2015 F1 season, but that he had nowhere to put the Dutchman. Had Verstappen signed for Mercedes rather than Red Bull, then the world of F1 would certainly look very different, given that
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Despite being one of the greatest Formula 1 drivers of all-time, seven-time World Champion Lewis Hamilton has revealed that he doesn’t “like driving”, something which might come as a shock. Most people would think that racing drivers love to drive, given that it’s their job; however, Hamilton has honestly admitted that he finds everyday driving
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Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff has revealed that the W14’s “layout” will change as part of their concept change, which will be introduced at the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix. The Silver Arrows have two more races to get through before they can wave goodbye to their current concept, with Azerbaijan and Miami set to be
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