Mercedes technical director Mike Elliott is not so sure that a victory is possible at the British Grand Prix despite the Silver Arrows’ improvements. After the first practice session in Silverstone was all but rained off, Sir Lewis Hamilton and George Russell put 95 laps on the board in the second session on Friday and
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In a rare occurrence, Red Bull team principal Christian Horner and Mercedes boss Toto Wolff agreed that the booing of Max Verstappen from the British fans at Silverstone is not correct. Verstappen and Hamilton were embroiled in a tense title fight last season, and one of the key incidents of the controversial battle arrived at
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Sir Lewis Hamilton has urged the British fans not to boo rival drivers after the frosty reception Max Verstappen has received all weekend. Verstappen and Hamilton did battle throughout 2021, and came together at last year’s British Grand Prix in an accident that saw the Dutchman crash out on the opening lap. The fight culminated
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Max Verstappen fans on social media were left in hysterics after the British fans cheered a spin for the Dutchman in qualifying in Silverstone. In wet conditions, the reigning champion performed a 360 on the exit of Stowe corner as he lost control of the rear, causing hysteria in the grandstands. Verstappen would go quicker
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Sir Lewis Hamilton is hesitant to suggest that Mercedes have the race pace to come out on top at the British Grand Prix after the seven-time champion qualified fifth. The Briton ended the second practice session second as the teams tested out their long-run pace having missed most of FP1 due to rain, and the
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Red Bull’s Max Verstappen was left in a tough spot ahead of this weekend when the father of his girlfriend Kelly Piquet, Nelson, was caught out for comments last year in which he racially abused Sir Lewis Hamilton. Piquet was analysing a crash between Verstappen and Hamilton at last year’s British Grand Prix when he
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Mercedes’ George Russell cut a frustrated figure after qualifying for the British Grand Prix as he qualified eighth. Russell and team-mate Sir Lewis Hamilton had been disrupting the top four throughout the weekend as Ferrari and Red Bull finally started to feel the heat from the Silver Arrows, and they were challenging throughout the first
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Red Bull have been criticised for their reaction to Nelson Piquet racially abusing Sir Lewis Hamilton. The Milton Keynes side dropped junior driver Juri Vips from their programme after the Estonian used a racist slur during a livestream on Twitch, and comments made by Piquet back in November were uncovered ahead of this weekend’s British
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Alpine team principal Otmar Szafnauer used an amusing gas analogy to describe his role in the meeting the team principals held with the FIA in Canada. A row started when the FIA introduced a technical directive (TD) setting a metric for oscillating movement amid the “porpoising” and bouncing caused by the new technical regulations. Ground
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Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff does not feel any strain from the heated debate he is having with other team principals over the “porpoising” and bouncing problems. The new technical regulations brought in this season saw a return to the ground effect aerodynamic concept, and the subsequent low ride heights have proven a challenge for
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