George Russell has called for Mercedes to give him “clarity” ahead of this weekend’s Sao Paulo Grand Prix, after suffering from tyre trouble in the last two races. The King’s Lynn-born driver hasn’t been a fan of his tyres in recent races, something which has been caused by separate problems. At the United States Grand
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Lewis Hamilton has predicted that Max Verstappen will go the remainder of the 2023 season unbeaten and reach 19 wins for the campaign, destroying his previous record. Verstappen’s win on Sunday at the Mexican Grand Prix marked his 16th of the year, eclipsing his 2022 record of 15 victories. The Dutchman has been unstoppable this
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Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff believes Lewis Hamilton and George Russell “need to qualify better”, in order to get the most out of the W14’s tremendous race pace. Qualifying has been a huge struggle for Mercedes since the new aerodynamic regulations were introduced last season, resulting in the Silver Arrows claiming just two pole positions
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Interestingly, the FIA opted against checking any planks after the Mexican Grand Prix on Sunday, despite the fact both Lewis Hamilton and Charles Leclerc were disqualified from the previous round for their cars not meeting the sport’s technical regulations. At the United States Grand Prix, a week before last weekend’s race at the Autodromo Hermanos
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Lewis Hamilton is hopeful that Mercedes can design a “great car” to try and compete with Red Bull next season; however, the British driver has heard rumours that “Red Bull are progressing” too. The seven-time World Champion was in an excellent mood after Sunday’s Mexican Grand Prix, as he did excellently to recover from sixth
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Ex-Formula 1 driver turned pundit Martin Brundle was left unimpressed with comments made by Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff ahead of the Mexican Grand Prix, in relation to Lewis Hamilton’s retirement at the Circuit of the Americas. Hamilton was disqualified from the United States Grand Prix due to excessive wear to his plank, with it
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Opinions aside for a second, Lewis Hamilton is the greatest Formula 1 driver of all-time, at least according to the official statistics. With the exception of sharing the seven-time World Champion accolade with Michael Schumacher, no driver has come close to the number of wins, podiums, nor pole positions that the 38-year-old has achieved. Since
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Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff has called for the FIA to undergo a “reality check”, after they increased the maximum a driver could be fined by the stewards to a ridiculous €1 million. Prior to the change which was announced ahead of this weekend’s United States Grand Prix, the maximum a driver could be fined
MoreLewis Hamilton has called for Mercedes to “figure out” how they can get the maximum performance from the W14 “easier”, following a challenging start to the Mexican Grand Prix. Whilst Hamilton was disqualified from the United States Grand Prix last weekend, he admitted that the upgrades the Silver Arrows installed at the Circuit of the
MoreMercedes team principal Toto Wolff has sung the praises of INEOS founder and chairman Sir Jim Ratcliffe, who is expected to become a 25 per cent shareholder in footballing giants Manchester United. Ratcliffe is, of course, a one-third shareholder of the Mercedes F1 outfit through INEOS, with him also owning French football team Nice and
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