Having spent the entirety of the 2022 season without a win, Lewis Hamilton would have hoped that Mercedes would have been able to provide him with a championship contending car once again this year. Unfortunately for the 38-year-old, this is not at all the case, with Mercedes looking miles behind their rivals in terms of
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Coming into the 2023 season, many fans expected Mercedes to take a massive leap forward and return to race winning contention following their disappointing 2022. This was not the case however, as the Silver Arrows actually took a step backwards in Bahrain to become the fourth fastest team on the grid. The team were never
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With the 2023 season getting underway at the Bahrain International Circuit, a somewhat comical clip has resurfaced from the 2021 Bahrain Grand Prix, where Red Bull somewhat shot themselves in the foot. The 2021 Bahrain GP was the first taste of Lewis Hamilton’s and Max Verstappen’s 2021 title battle, with the duo having enjoyed an
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Seven-time World Champion Lewis Hamilton has warned Mercedes that they are possibly “further behind” than they were last season, after the Silver Arrows were comfortably behind the leading pace on the opening day of the Bahrain Grand Prix. The 2023 season certainly hasn’t started the way Mercedes would’ve liked it to, with the Germans having
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Alfa Romeo’s pre-season testing in Bahrain ended on a high, with Valtteri Bottas finishing the third and final day of testing with the third-fastest lap time. Bottas’ team also completed a healthy 402 laps over the course of the three days, putting them in a good position ahead of the Bahrain Grand Prix. The team
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Heading into the first race of the 2023 season in Bahrain, Red Bull were expected to win, but not in the manner that they did. Max Verstappen took pole position in qualifying and pulled away from the very first lap of the race, not looking even slightly challenged at any point of the race. Mercedes
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After going winless in 2022, Lewis Hamilton would have hoped to have been back with a bang this year, challenging for podiums and race wins from the very start of the season. Mercedes struggled with their W13 design last season, which led to a major porpoising issue and general lack of performance. Heading into the
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When the regulations underwent a major change ahead of the 2022 season, teams were sent back to the drawing board and produced all sorts of different designs. Mercedes’ W13 was perhaps the strangest looking car on the grid, with the new zero sidepod design being very different to anything seen in the sport before. As
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Heading into qualifying for the Bahrain Grand Prix, many fans were fearing the worst for Mercedes, with Q2 exits being predicted by some. This was not the case at all however, as both George Russell and Lewis Hamilton shot to the top of the timing screens on a number of occasions, making it all the
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Sunday’s season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix looks set to be an enthralling one, with Mercedes having qualified closer to the front than initially predicted, with George Russell starting sixth and Lewis Hamilton seventh. Heading into the Bahrain GP, Mercedes were expected to be well behind Red Bull and Ferrari; however, it was quickly discovered in Q1
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