It was a season finale to forget for Mercedes, who suffered their first technical-based retirement of the season late on, following an issue for Lewis Hamilton. After locking out the third row in qualifying, Hamilton made an electric start to the race and overtook Carlos Sainz into Turn One. The Spaniard was eventually back ahead
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It was a season finale to forget for Lewis Hamilton, who has already expressed his joy of not having to drive the W13 again after Tuesday’s post-season test. The 37-year-old endured a race full of issues, which ended in a reliability-based retirement with just a few laps remaining. With Fernando Alonso also retiring from the
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Life at Red Bull is certainly getting no easier as of late, with multiple things having taken place seemingly since Max Verstappen sealed his second Drivers’ Championship. Everything was going beautifully in 2022 for Red Bull, until the Japanese Grand Prix concluded. It was at Suzuka where Verstappen sealed his second consecutive title, one that nobody thought
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Mercedes’ one-two finish in Brazil was a monumental result for a number of reasons. Firstly it saw the team secure their first win of the season, and prove that all the hard work following their early season struggles have paid off, but it also saw the Silver Arrows close the gap to Ferrari in the
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Mercedes could pull off the upset of all upsets this weekend in Abu Dhabi, as the Silver Arrows have a genuine chance of overtaking Ferrari in the constructors’ championship. The team went into the Brazilian Grand Prix last week with a large gap to the Scuderia, but a stunning one-two finish spearheaded by George Russell
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The Abu Dhabi Grand Prix provides Mercedes with a chance to issue Ferrari with the ultimate embarrassment, as the Silver Arrows have a chance to overtake the Scuderia in the constructors’ champions despite a below par season. The team have struggled for the majority of the season, after porpoising issues in the early stages of
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After the highs of the Brazilian Grand Prix last weekend, it was somewhat back to normal service for Mercedes in qualifying for the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, with the Silver Arrows locking out the third row. On the back of claiming his maiden Formula 1 victory at Interlagos last weekend, George Russell will start from
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Mercedes will be encouraged by their practice session results in Abu Dhabi, as the team look to leapfrog Ferrari into second place in the constructors’ championship. Ferrari have had much the better car for the majority of the season, however mechanical failures and strategy errors have seen the Silver Arrows chip away at their position
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Last year’s title protagonists, Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen, weren’t’ able to compete together for the majority of the season due to Mercedes’ struggles in 2022. Since the Silver Arrows brought upgrades to Austin, the W13 had become competitive again, with the team even securing their first one-two finish since Imola in 2020 in Sao
MoreMost Formula 1 teams operate with a clear number one and number two driver policy; for example Max Verstappen is often partnered with a ‘wingman’ who will often get second pick at race and qualifying strategies. Mercedes are coming to the end of the first season with a new partnership, with George Russell having replaced
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