Mercedes F1 team principal Toto Wolff has been labelled a ‘PR merchant’ on social media, after an interview he did with the Financial Times has come to light. Whilst in the interview he revealed that the older generation and the ‘Drive to Survive’ generation have different outlooks on life, especially in regard to racism, the
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Mercedes F1 team principal Toto Wolff has revealed that he’s happy with what he’s “seen so far” from the FIA reform, after the governing body announced changes following the controversial 2021 season finale. Had the rules been followed, then Sir Lewis Hamilton would’ve become an eight-time World Champion; however, as is well documented by now, they weren’t. Race
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Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff has revealed that he has been analysing Manchester United in a bid to avoid the slump the English football giants have experienced since 2013. United won 38 major titles in the 26 years that Sir Alex Ferguson led the club, before the legendary Scot retired at the end of the
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The FIA has confirmed that the teams have found common ground over the 2023 technical regulations, enabling them to be pushed through. A number of teams, Mercedes in particular, have been victims of “porpoising” and bouncing this season, in a phenomenon brought about by the technical regulations introduced ahead of this year. The new ground
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Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff believes that, were Red Bull team boss Christian Horner in his position, he would also be asking the FIA to make changes to the technical regulations. Mercedes have been struggling for performance this season due to “porpoising” and bouncing, which was caused by the ground effect aerodynamics under the new
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A rumour surrounding Sir Lewis Hamilton has well and truly been quashed by Mercedes F1 team principal Toto Wolff, who said that it’s “complete bull****” that he’s trying to force the Brit out of the door. Hamilton hasn’t had the season he would’ve been hoping for following on from being “manipulated” and “cheated” at the 2021 season
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Jean Alesi says it’s embarrassing to watch Sir Lewis Hamilton drive the 2022 Mercedes given its issues. Even with the widespread regulation changes being introduced at the start of the season, Mercedes were still widely expected to remain at the front of the field, where they’d been since the start of the hybrid era in
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The FIA have approved changes to next season’s technical regulations despite opposition from Ferrari and Red Bull. Mercedes, among other teams, have been suffering from the effects of “porpoising” and bouncing so far in 2022, and this has cost them performance on the straights. Early in the season, the Silver Arrows tried to fix the
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The Hungaroring has confirmed to Formula1News.co.uk that the police intervened quickly on site during the Hungarian Grand Prix weekend after an incident involving a security officer. Mark Thompson, a veteran photographer in Formula 1, got into an altercation with a member of the security team at the event during Friday practice. The Briton posted two
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The running order next season is set for a potentially huge mix-up, after the FIA announced that new regulations will be introduced to eliminate porpoising. The FIA deems the issue to be a “safety concern”, with the Mercedes F1 Team having supplied data to show that the aggressiveness of the bouncing can cause brain damage. Mercedes boss
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