The 2023 season could be the making or the breaking of Mercedes in the new era of Formula 1, as the team got off to a horrific start last season. The Silver Arrows got their approach to the new set of regulations massively wrong and created a W13 full of problems, mainly a lack of
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2022 was a challenging year for seven-time World Champion Lewis Hamilton, as the British driver had to adjust to battling for top fives, rather than victories. This was as a result of Mercedes’ woeful W13, the Germans first challenger of the new aerodynamic regulations. For the first part of the season, the Brackley-based outfit couldn’t
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2022 was certainly an intriguing year for George Russell and Mercedes, with the British driver having maximised what was possible with the W13, a car that saw the Germans unable to challenge for either title. The new aerodynamic regulations haven’t been kind to the Silver Arrows so far, as they slumped to third in the Constructors’ Championship,
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The major changes in regulations that came at the start of 2022 provided teams with the challenge of designing the fastest car possible under the new constraints. While some teams such as Red Bull and Ferrari quickly got to grips with F1’s new era, other struggled and encountered unexpected problems with their designs. Mercedes were
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Mercedes’ 2022 season was a disaster, as the team got their concept surrounding the major regulation changes that came into effect at the start of the year completely wrong. While the likes of Red Bull and Ferrari appeared to figure out what works best in the new era of Formula 1 relatively quickly, Mercedes’ design
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Having won their first constructors’ championship since 2013 last season, Red Bull will not want to see it their trophy leave Milton Keynes in the near future. Max Verstappen’s stunning 15 race wins in 2022 secured him his second consecutive drivers’ title, while strong performances from his teammate Sergio Perez ensured the energy drink giants
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Big things were expected of Aston Martin when they entered Formula 1 as part of a Racing Point rebrand, but the team have so far failed to live up to the hype with Lance Stroll and Sebastian Vettel. The team were tipped to carry on the success of Racing Point and use the immense resources
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Mercedes’ 2022 season did not go according to the script, as the team limped to a single race win in Brazil, courtesy of George Russell, and finished third in the constructors’ championship. The major regulation changes at the start of the year gave teams a chance to reinvent themselves, but it was still thought that
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After winning eight constructors’ championships consecutively under the previous set of regulations, it was expected that Mercedes would take to the new era of Formula 1 like a duck to water. Unfortunately for the Silver Arrows, they got their design of the W13 completely wrong, causing the team to suffer from a lack of pace
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Max Verstappen has never been someone to be afraid of sharing his opinion, no matter how controversial his comments might be. In light of that, the Dutchman has taken a recent swipe at Valtteri Bottas, who was Lewis Hamilton’s team-mate at Mercedes from 2017-2021. Bottas replaced 2016 F1 World Champion Nico Rosberg, who retired after
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