With the Formula 1 winter break in full flow, the majority of the drivers have been seen enjoying some downtime, unlike Max Verstappen who it seems can’t get enough of being behind the wheel. Given how intense the 2022 Formula 1 season was, it’s no surprise that it hasn’t taken the drivers long to get far away
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Everything that you could possibly have predicted about Mercedes in 2023 seemly went the opposite way in a turbulent year for the Silver Arrows. The team finished third in the constructors’ championship, George Russell secured the team’s only win of the season and Lewis Hamilton completed the first winless season of his illustrious career. The
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The first season of the new aerodynamic regulations will likely be remembered for one thing and one thing only, porpoising, a word that Mercedes have likely banned from their garage. It quickly became apparent in pre-season testing that the new cars had a rather peculiar issue; they bounced! This saw sparks fly at virtually every
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Red Bull could not have wished for an easier path to championship glory in 2022, with the energy drink giants wrapping up both titles with plenty of time to spare. Max Verstappen secured his second consecutive title in Suzuka, then the team followed his success up with the constructors’ championship in Austin, facing little resistance
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George Russell’s maiden season with Mercedes was perhaps not quite what he would’ve been expecting after his move to the Silver Arrows was announced, with the Brit likely having assumed that he’d be a title challenger in 2022. If this was what he was predicting, then actually it’s very easy to understand why, given that
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Mercedes needed to make changes in the early stages of the 2022 season, as a major porpoising problem and general lack of pace put the team at risk of become caught up in a midfield battle. George Russell was seemingly able to extract a reasonable amount of performance from the car, as he secured consistent
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Cryptocurrency continues to be a massive talking point in not just Formula 1 but world sport, with crypto sponsorship specifically cropping up pretty much everywhere. Despite the unstable nature of the crypto market, as Mercedes discovered firsthand, teams from all corners of the globe continue to enter partnerships with crypto companies. It’s not just teams,
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Mercedes have certainly had a year to forget, as many fan’s favourites for the title at the start of the season limped their way to a third place finish, with a single race win to their name. George Russell won the Grand Prix at Interlagos, while seven-time world champion Lewis Hamilton completed his first winless
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2022 has certainly been a fascinating year for Formula 1, with the season having come on the back of perhaps the most controversial finale in the history of the sport. Putting the new regulations to the side monetarily, a lot of eyes were on the sport this season following the debacle that was the 2021
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Mercedes would not have even contemplated the possibility of falling so far behind Red Bull and Ferrari under the new regulations, but their worst fears were realised in 2023 as the team struggled their way to a single race victory. The team looked off the pace from the very beginning, but also had to battle
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