The team principals in the paddock last season decided that they wanted to be a part of the infamous ‘silly season’ that usually takes place in F1. Ferrari, Alfa Romeo, McLaren and Williams were all forced to look for a new boss in quick succession as resignations and replacements started a domino effect in the
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Towards the end of last season, both Lewis Hamilton and Toto Wolff confirmed that the Brit would sign a multi-year contract extension over the winter, to keep him tied to Mercedes for the foreseeable future. This news was reassuring for F1 fans, who had begun to speculate that after two very disappointing seasons, the seven-time
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2022 was a major disappointment for Mercedes, as the team were expected to thrive under the new regulations and produce a highly competitive car capable of challenging for the championship. As it turned out, the team completely misunderstood the major regulation changes and produced a W13 filled with problems. Alongside its lack of performance compared
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During the COVID lockdown in 2020, the world was shocked to see footage of American citizen George Floyd being killed by police officers in the USA. By kneeling on his neck, the police officer killed Floyd, sparking outrage and protests all around the world. When Formula 1 eventually restarted following the enforced COVID break, the
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Mercedes reserve driver Mick Schumacher won’t “go away” from Formula 1, with racing legend Mario Andretti believing that the German driver is far too talented to be forgotten about. Schumacher’s two years at Haas were challenging for the driver, who spent the entirety of his rookie year in 2021 at the back of the field,
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George Russell believes he knows why he was “more comfortable” with the woeful W13 last season than team-mate Lewis Hamilton, with Russell having been used to driving challenging cars in Formula 1. Whilst Hamilton has spent the majority of his time at Mercedes driving cars that are capable of race victories, the bulk of Russell’s
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Whether Mercedes are going to be a title contender this year or not is a question that is being asked by many, with the Silver Arrows having endured their worst campaign of the hybrid era last season. Nobody could’ve predicted that the dominant Germans would fall to third in the standings, after so many years
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Teams were sent back to the drawing board at the start of 2022 after the major changes in regulations came into play. The era of Formula 1 allowed engineers up and down the paddock to get creative when designing the cars for the season, with some designs faring better than others. Mercedes’ design for the
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Seven-time World Champion Lewis Hamilton won’t sign a new contract before the season begins at the start of March, with the 38-year-old supposedly wanting to see how competitive the W14 is first. That’s according to London Insider, who have cited sources as saying that Hamilton is not willing to extend his Mercedes deal before the
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Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff has admitted that he continues to think about the ‘manipulated’ 2021 season finale, with the Austrian having lost his “love” for Formula 1 momentarily on that dark day in Abu Dhabi. The 2021 season was arguably one of the best, if not the best, of the 21st century, with Lewis
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