Mercedes’ pre-season testing in Bahrain did not go exactly as the team would have hoped, with the team even being forced to retire from one session with a hydraulic issue. While the porpoising issues which hindered them so severely last season seem to be a thing of the past, the Silver Arrows have not managed
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It appears that Red Bull team principal Christian Horner might have a superpower that allows him to look into the future, with the Brit having been absolutely spot on about George Russell ahead of the 2022 season. Red Bull entered last year with Max Verstappen having dethroned Lewis Hamilton, with the Dutchman having become the
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Ahead of the forthcoming season, mind games appear to have already started between fierce rivals Red Bull and Mercedes, with the latter hoping to reclaim their crown from the Austrians in 2023. Red Bull ended Mercedes’ eight-year streak of winning the Constructors’ Championship last season, by claiming their first since 2013. The Germans, of course,
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At the age of 27, the Formula 1 dream appeared to be fading away from Formula 2 and Formula E champion Nyck de Vries last season. The Dutchman had been serving as Mercedes’ reserve driver, but a race seat seemed almost unattainable given the amount of fresh, young talent entering the sport every season. De
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When the major regulation changes were introduced at the beginning of last season, Mercedes took a huge step backwards, with the team really struggling to get the best out of the new rules. The W13 was largely uncompetitive and harboured a major porpoising problem, putting the Silver Arrows out of title contention before the summer
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The major regulation changes that came into effect at the start of last season gave teams the chance to revolutionise the designs of their cars and try something new. One part of the cars that saw a lot of variation up and down the grid was the sidepods, with some teams such as Mercedes even
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1996 Formula 1 World Champion Damon Hill believes seven-time World Champion Lewis Hamilton is “thinking about retiring already”, ahead of signing an expected multi-year deal. The 38-year-old’s current deal is set to expire at the end of the current season, with both Hamilton and Mercedes boss Toto Wolff having expressed intently that an extension will
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When the regulations underwent a major change at the start of the 2022 season, the teams encountered a number of unexpected issues when designing their cars. One issue that was mostly overlooked by both the FIA and the teams was porpoising, a violent bouncing that is caused by the aerodynamics surrounding the new cars. This
MorePre-season testing provides teams with three days to get to grips with their new cars, trial new ideas and fix any unexpected issues. Mercedes’ three days in Bahrain have provides some highs and some lows, with their testing experience ending much better than it started. Day one saw the W14 take to the track for
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Formula 1 has become one of the most technologically advanced sports in the world in the past decade, with thousands of little details, buttons and switches being found in the modern F1 cars, With all of the various inventions now finding a place in the cars, engineers up and down the paddock face the task
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