Ex-Formula 1 driver Ralf Schumacher believes Lewis Hamilton and George Russell are not finding Mercedes’ current situation “funny”, with the German wondering if technical director Mike Elliot’s time is up at the Brackley-based team. The season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix was a complete disaster for Mercedes, with the Germans having slipped even further behind the likes
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AlphaTauri team principal Franz Tost, Red Bull advisor Dr Helmut Marko, and ex-F1 driver Gerhard Berger have all rejected the idea that Mercedes-Benz might give preferential treatment to Aston Martin instead of the factory Mercedes team, following several reports. It has been reported by several sites that Mercedes boss Toto Wolff has been given an
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Having limped to a third-place finish in last season’s constructors’ championship, Mercedes were tipped to be back with a bang this season. The W13 struggled with a major porpoising problem and a general lack of performance, leading the Silver Arrows to only one race win over the course of the season. Strangely, the team decided
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Seven-time world champion Lewis Hamilton has admitted that hitting out at Mercedes after the Bahrain Grand Prix “wasn’t necessarily” the best thing to do, with the veteran having come to the realisation that his “choice of words” wasn’t brilliant. Hamilton was understandably frustrated after the season-opener, as Mercedes endured yet another woeful race, with the
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Seven-time world champion Lewis Hamilton was seemingly in disbelief following the conclusion of the opening day at the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix, with him having found himself over a second behind Red Bull once again. The start of the weekend in Saudi Arabia had started positively for Mercedes, with the Germans having looked fairly good
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It has been confirmed ahead of this weekend’s Saudi Arabian Grand Prix that ex-F1 driver and former Formula E team principal Jerome d’Ambrosio has joined Mercedes, as their new driver development director. D’Ambrosio’s F1 career was short-lived as a driver, with the Belgian having raced for Marussia in 2011. Marussia were, of course, a backmarker
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Mercedes’ George Russell has admitted that the Germans woeful start to 2023 is “a difficult pill to swallow” and that “some big decisions are being made”, as the Silver Arrows attempt to get back on-track. The season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix was one to forget for Mercedes, with Russell having finished seventh, whilst team-mate Lewis Hamilton
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Williams team principal James Vowles believes Red Bull won’t run away and dominate the championship this season, with the former Mercedes employee having identified tracks that Mercedes and Ferrari will be much stronger at than they were in Bahrain. Red Bull were sensational at the season-opener, with the Austrians having cruised to a stunning 1-2
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Reigning world champion Max Verstappen has tipped Mercedes rival George Russell has a “potential” world champion, with the Dutchman having praised the British driver for having been able to “jump straight in and battle at the front”. Russell is certainly an incredibly talented driver, with the 25-year-old having led Williams from the moment he joined
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Red Bull advisor Dr Helmut Marko has expressed his opinion that Mercedes’ senior figures will not give preferential treatment to customer team Aston Martin, with the Austrian wondering why the Silver Arrows would want to “make a competitor stronger”. Aston Martin were sensational at the season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix, with the Silverstone-based team having shown
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