Mercedes’ technical director James Allison has admitted that the side’s “most destructive pattern” of their recent struggles is that they “fragmented” more than they should have done, resulting in their substantial downfall. After winning the Constructors’ Championship in 2021, Mercedes entered the new aerodynamic regulations in 2022 hoping to continue their dominance. Instead, the complete
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Lewis Hamilton is confident that Mercedes’ 2024 car will be their ‘North Star’, as they’re scrapping everything from the first two seasons of the new aerodynamic regulations. 2022 and 2023 have been hugely disappointing for Mercedes but particularly for Hamilton, who still hasn’t claimed a race victory since the 2021 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix. The
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Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff has insisted that it would’ve been a “no-brainer” to block Ferrari being given a free pass at the Las Vegas Grand Prix, where Carlos Sainz was penalised for something which wasn’t his fault. The penultimate round of the recently completed 2023 season got off to the worst possible start, as
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George Russell has admitted that 2023 was “one of the worst seasons” of his motorsport career, as he was so often unable to get the most out of the W14. This wasn’t necessarily his fault, as Lewis Hamilton also struggled with how inconsistent Mercedes’ 2023 challenger was. However, whilst Hamilton also found this year a
MoreEx-Ferrari and Benetton team manager Peter Windsor believes Lewis Hamilton won’t “put everything on the line” in 2024, if Mercedes give him another disappointing car. Hamilton’s 2023 campaign was an odd one, as he tended to either be very quick or rather disappointing. This was the case at the recent season finale in Abu Dhabi,
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Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff is against ex-Formula 1 race director Michael Masi making a remarkable return, and recently labelled him as an “idiot”. Wolff’s strong feelings for Masi are as a result of his ‘human error’ in the 2021 season finale, where his failure to following the rule book resulted in Lewis Hamilton losing
MoreGeorge Russell was left seemingly unhappy to have drawn 11-11 with Lewis Hamilton in their qualifying head-to-head in 2023, after being informed of the score at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. Russell managed to qualify fourth at the season finale following a good session, whilst Hamilton could only salvage 11th after being eliminated in Q2.
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Against all the odds, Red Bull team principal Christian Horner and Mercedes boss Toto Wolff stopped for a photograph together last weekend, following the conclusion of the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. Horner and Wolff smiling in a photograph together is something which many would only expect to see in their dreams; however, it actually did
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Lewis Hamilton has openly admitted to having looked through Max Verstappen’s data this year, with it worryingly revealing that the three-time World Champion has been “chilling at the front”. Verstappen cruised to the 2023 Drivers’ Championship with complete ease, as he was victorious in 19 of the 22 completed races. Unsurprisingly, this destroyed the record
MoreFormula 1 team bosses are becoming furious with Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff, following claims that he has access to information which they don’t. It’s been reported in the latest issue of Business F1 Magazine that complaints have been made to the FIA, with some believing that there’s a conflict of interests between Wolff and
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