Mercedes’ pre-season testing was massively underwhelming, as the team were expected to come flying out the blocks following their 2022 struggles. The W14 struggled with balance issues and hydraulic problems during testing, putting the Silver Arrows in a poor position heading into the Bahrain Grand Prix. The team decided to stick with their zero sidepod
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Having struggled so badly in 2022, Mercedes were tipped for a quick return to the top this season, with the team supposed to have left the issues of the W13 in the past. While the Silver Arrows do appear to have solved the porpoising issues which plagued them last year, the W14 still has issues.
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The opening day of the 2023 season in Bahrain has certainly proved that Mercedes do have issues ahead of the first race of the season, with both Lewis Hamilton and George Russell having been well behind the leaders on Friday. Hamilton was the better of the two Mercedes drivers in Free Practice 1 and Free
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Sky Sports F1 presenter Simon Lazenby has admitted that Lewis Hamilton could possibly move to Ferrari, with it being a switch that he personally wouldn’t “rule out”. 2023 has already started disappointedly for the seven-time World Champion, with him having revealed that Mercedes are possibly “further behind” the likes of Red Bull and Ferrari than
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In a bid to close the gap to Red Bull, Ferrari and Aston Martin, Mercedes have introduced six upgrades for the season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix, after a disappointing display in pre-season testing. After their abysmal campaign last year, Mercedes were hoping to enter 2023 in much better shape; however, it appears that the start of
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Seven-time World Champion Lewis Hamilton will not be punished for wearing jewellery at this weekend’s season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix, after a doctor’s letter was presented detailing that the 38-year-old couldn’t remove his nose stud. Hamilton and the FIA bumped heads last season after the governing body cracked down on jewellery wearing, with the Mercedes driver, as well known, being somebody who
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Sky Sports F1 reporter Ted Kravitz believes Mercedes have “missed a trick” with their power unit, resulting in the Germans being slower than their opponents in a straight-line. The Silver Arrows had the lowest top speed during pre-season testing last week and are looking likely to be behind both Red Bull and Ferrari once again.
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As expected, Mercedes are set to introduce a new rear wing at this weekend’s season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix, after having run a large double spoon rear wing throughout pre-season testing. Due to having run such a large rear wing last week during testing, Mercedes were the slowest team in the top speed charts, according to Auto
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Towards the end of last season both Lewis Hamilton and Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff told the media that the seven-time world champion would sign a contract extension over the winter break. No such contract was signed, despite constant reassurance from Wolff that Hamilton’s current deal, which expires at the end of this season, would
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Ex-Formula 1 driver Martin Brundle has disagreed with the opinion of fellow Sky Sports colleague Ted Kravitz, with the duo having given their views on Mercedes’ chances ahead of the forthcoming season. It’s been a challenging start to the year already for the Silver Arrows, with the Germans having endured a few problems during pre-season
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