Sir Lewis Hamilton has pledged his allegiance to the Mercedes team amid speculation around Daniel Ricciardo’s future. The seven-time champion signed with the Silver Arrows in 2013 following six years with McLaren, during which time he earned his first title in 2008. The move looked a strange one given Mercedes’ presence in the midfield while
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Mercedes team principal, Toto Wolff, believes that Nyck de Vries has gone some way towards earning himself a seat in Formula 1 after an impressive qualifying and race performance in Monza. The Dutchman won the Formula 2 title in 2019, beating Nicholas Latifi to the crown, but there were no seats available in the pinnacle
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Speaking after qualifying, Sir Lewis Hamilton was concerned about just how difficult the Italian Grand Prix is going to be, with the seven-time World Champion starting in P19 following a ‘back of the grid’ penalty. The British driver has taken a new power unit for Monza, exceeding his legal limit. This has resulted in the
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Sir Lewis Hamilton and George Russell had contrasting views after qualifying at the Italian Grand Prix, with Mercedes’ W13 once again ending the session too far behind both Ferrari and Red Bull. Saturdays have been the Silver Arrows’ downfall this season, with the W13 regularly being considerably stronger during the race. The team recognise that in
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Max Verstappen grew a little impatient with the presence of George Russell in front of him during final practice ahead of the Italian Grand Prix. The Briton was trying to get some race runs done, and he needed to run at a consistent pace in order to gather the data. The reigning world champion has
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1997 Formula 1 world champion, Jacques Villeneuve, believes that Sir Lewis Hamilton should have made the call to come into the pits towards the end of the Dutch Grand Prix. Hamilton and team-mate, George Russell, went long on their first stint on Mediums as they aimed to go for the one-stop strategy. Max Verstappen and
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Mercedes came agonisingly close to their first victory of the season at the Dutch Grand Prix, which they potentially could have won had it not been for a Virtual Safety Car. It ended up being somewhat of a disappointing result for the Silver Arrows, after Sir Lewis Hamilton slipped from first to fourth in the final handful
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Fernando Alonso was seen collecting the signed cap Sir Lewis Hamilton prepared for him after their incident at the Belgian Grand Prix. Alonso started the race third ahead of Hamilton in Spa, but the seven-time champion got his nose ahead at the end of the Kemmel Straight. As the seven-time champion turned into the apex
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Dutch racing driver, Tom Coronel, reckons that tyre conservation is Mercedes’ biggest strength as they try to launch a winning bid at the Italian Grand Prix. Sir Lewis Hamilton and George Russell both went for the one-stop strategy in the Netherlands last weekend, and it looked as though they could easily make it work for
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Sir Lewis Hamilton has revealed that he had forgotten to select the correct engine mode ahead of the restart at the Dutch Grand Prix, allowing Max Verstappen to pass him on the home straight. Hamilton and team-mate, George Russell, had started the afternoon on the Mediums, and went long onto Hards to take them to
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