Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff believes the Germans need to “double the development speed” of the W14 in order to catch reigning World Champions Red Bull, with Wolff believing that the Brackley-based team are “between six and 12 months” behind the Austrians in terms of knowledge of the new regulations. There is absolutely no doubt
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Mercedes is desperately working to find a solution to the problems that have been impacting the team’s performance since new technical regulations were introduced last season. After the Bahrain Grand Prix saw Lewis Hamilton finish over 50 seconds behind race winner Max Verstappen, the British driver blasted the team for not listening to him when
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Seven-time World Champion Lewis Hamilton was in shock after last weekend’s Saudi Arabian Grand Prix, with the Mercedes driver having had absolutely no idea how he was overtaken so easily by Max Verstappen. Hamilton was overtaken ridiculously easily by Verstappen, as the reigning World Champion successfully recovered to second place, having started from 15th. Verstappen’s
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Red Bull team principal Christian Horner has played down reports that Lewis Hamilton could be looking to make the swap to the reigning Constructors’ Champion. “What he has achieved in F1 is second to none,” Horner admitted to Sky News. “But we are very happy with the drivers we have.” “[Max Verstappen and Sergio Perez]
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Sky Sports F1 commentator Martin Brundle has suggested that Sergio Perez could be much closer to Red Bull teammate Max Verstappen over the course of the 2023 season, following a landmark victory at the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix which ‘surprised’ team Verstappen. Having secured pole position despite not emerging for a second lap in Saturday’s
MoreLewis Hamilton has warned that Mercedes could see even worse performance on the racetrack if they abandon their current approach and simply copy championship leaders Red Bull. The seven-time world champion has warned that the solution to the team’s woes is “not as simple” as adopting similar elements of their rival’s design, fearing it would
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Sunday’s Saudi Arabian Grand Prix was certainly an eventful one for all the wrong reasons, as the FIA once again grabbed all the headlines after slapping Fernando Alonso with a 10-second time penalty, just to revoke it hours later. Alonso drove brilliantly once again for Aston Martin at the Jeddah Corniche Circuit, with the Spaniard
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Seven-time world champion Lewis Hamilton has blamed his set-up at last weekend’s Saudi Arabian Grand Prix as the reason why he struggled so much, with the Briton convinced he would’ve claimed a “better position” with George Russell’s set-up. Whilst he claimed a second consecutive fifth place finish, Hamilton struggled throughout the weekend at the Jeddah
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George Russell enjoyed an excellent Saudi Arabian Grand Prix on Sunday, as the Mercedes driver successfully converted a third place start into a fourth place finish. The British driver demonstrated consistent pace throughout the race but was unable to challenge for a podium, due to Red Bull and Aston Martin having been too strong. Despite
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Lewis Hamilton and Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff have disagreed over the scale of Red Bull’s current dominance, with the duo sharing very different views in regard to just how strong the Austrians currently are. Hamilton endured a mixed Saudi Arabian Grand Prix, with the seven-time world champion having finished fifth after starting in seventh.
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