Despite the fact Lewis Hamilton was disqualified, Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff has labelled the United States Grand Prix as the side’s best performance of 2023, as their speed was “genuine”. Roll back the clock to the end of the October and the Silver Arrows arrived at the Circuit of the Americas (COTA) full of
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Ex-Formula 1 driver turned pundit Martin Brundle is unsure which Mercedes driver would come out on top, if given a car that is capable of challenging for the title. For the last two seasons, George Russell and Lewis Hamilton have been given difficult cars to tame by Mercedes, which have stood no chance in the
MoreGeorge Russell has admitted that he’s “not satisfied” with drawing 11-11 with Lewis Hamilton in qualifying this year, as he’s desperate “to be ahead” of the seven-time World Champion. After becoming just the third teammate of Hamilton’s to finish above him in the Drivers’ Championship in 2022, Russell was very much the number two driver
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With a new concept on the way for 2024, Lewis Hamilton will be hoping to challenge for the Drivers’ Championship next season after not winning a title since 2020. It’s been three years now since Hamilton has been crowned as the World Champion, following Red Bull’s and Max Verstappen’s dominance. Mercedes also haven’t designed a
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1997 Formula 1 World Champion Jacques Villeneuve believes Lewis Hamilton’s fight back this year has been the reason for George Russell’s “mindset” changing, after he shot onto the Mercedes scene in 2022. After making the switch from Williams to Mercedes for the 2022 season, Russell was given the task of simply performing at his best
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Mercedes technical director James Allison has revealed that talks have started in regard to a cap being introduced on how many events Formula 1 personnel can attend, amid the increasing travel demands. The 2023 F1 season was a brutal affair for all involved, with many in the paddock having fallen ill in the closing rounds.
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Sky Sports reporter Craig Slater has heard from some “well-placed insiders” that some shareholders of various teams in Formula 1 have started to question if the sport has “peaked”, and whether it’s time to sell their share. Thanks to Netflix docuseries ‘Drive to Survive’, the F1 has exploded in recent years across the pond, making
MoreGeorge Russell has revealed that Mercedes are looking into why himself and Lewis Hamilton were never able to produce similar pace to one another, in what was a bizarre theme for the team throughout 2023. From the outside, Russell and Hamilton drawing 11-11 in their qualifying head-to-head would suggest that the pair were equally matched
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Lewis Hamilton sent a brutal message to the FIA last Friday, by leaving his award for finishing third in the 2023 Formula 1 standings at the end-of-season prize giving gala. After ditching the gala in 2021 following the controversial Abu Dhabi Grand Prix that year, it was pondered by many if Hamilton would even attend
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Five-time Grand Slam winner Maria Sharapova revealed in a recent podcast appearance that Lewis Hamilton’s pre-race sponsor responsibilities left her in shock, due to the sheer amount he had to do. Having been in Formula 1 since 2007, it’s no surprise that Hamilton has a considerable amount of work to do with his sponsors before
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