When the engine regulations undergo a major change ahead of the 2026 season, many teams will make changes to their power unit approach, taking advantage of the fact that every team will be back to square one. Audi will complete their takeover of Sauber to finally enter F1 in 2026, while Red Bull will split
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Ex-Formula 1 driver Karun Chandhok believes McLaren star Lando Norris must be Mercedes’ “number one pick” when Lewis Hamilton finally retires from the sport, but that it might be a “complicated process” to poach him from the Woking-based team. There is absolutely no doubt that Norris is an exceptional driver who could drive for one
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Of all the records that Lewis Hamilton has broken over the course of his illustrious F1 career, going a whole season without a win for the first time in his career is not something he would have been targeting going into last season. The W13 was uncompetitive for the majority of the season, as Mercedes
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Coming into the 2022 season, Mercedes decided that after three years fighting at the back of the grid with Williams, George Russell was finally ready to race for the Silver Arrows. Unfortunately for the Brit, he walked into Mercedes at the worst possible time, as the team got caught out by the major regulation changes
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Having spent the majority of the 2022 season attempting to overcome their major porpoising issue, Mercedes were finally able to bring major upgrades to the United States Grand Prix in Austin. The team mainly focused on the underfloor and these upgrades paid dividends in Brazil, were George Russell picked up the Silver Arrows’ only win
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George Russell has silenced any suggestion that himself and Lewis Hamilton could be involved in a Hamilton/Nico Rosberg-style rivalry in the forthcoming season, with many predicting that the Mercedes duo will be amongst the title fight. The former Williams driver was excellent in 2022, with the Brit having remarkably become just the third team-mate of
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Mercedes star George Russell has admitted that winning last season’s Brazilian Grand Prix was “more important” to him than beating Lewis Hamilton in the Drivers’ Championship, something very few drivers have ever done. Russell’s maiden season at the Silver Arrows was excellent, with the 24-year-old having proven on multiple occasions why the Germans opted to
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The 2022 season was one of highs and lows for Mick Schumacher, as his impressive results such as a P6 finish in Austria were cancelled out by high-profile crashes in Monaco and Saudi Arabia. It was this inconsistency that led Haas to opt for the more experienced driver in the form of Nico Hulkenberg for
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Despite proving on numerous occasions that he is a driver with immense potential, Mick Schumacher will not be on the F1 grid this season. The German has spent two seasons with Haas and even though he impressed, with a P6 finish in Austria being the highlight, he has been replaced by Nico Hulkenberg for 2023.
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George Russell was a star of the 2022 season, with the Brit having without a doubt gotten the most out of Mercedes’ challenging W13, by claiming the team’s only victory and pole position of the year. If the Silver Arrows have designed a considerably better car for the forthcoming season, then the likelihood is that
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