Lando Norris was somewhat frustrated after last weekend’s Monaco Grand Prix, lamenting George Russell’s overtake on him as “simple”. The McLaren F1 Team driver drove a strong race in treacherous conditions, to secure a 6th place finish just behind his British compatriot. Norris had been running in fifth for the majority of the race, but
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Former Mercedes aerodynamicist Philipp Brandle observes that Michael Schumacher had better technical knowledge than Sir Lewis Hamilton, but affirms that the Briton is better than most at having an instinctive feel for the car. Mercedes have struggled in the early going of 2022 since the turn of the new technical regulations which have seen the
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Mercedes trackside engineer Andrew Shovlin believes that Fernando Alonso ultimately prevented Sir Lewis Hamilton from challenging George Russell and Lando Norris at the Monaco Grand Prix. Hamilton was denied a final run in qualifying last weekend when a combination of Sergio Perez, Carlos Sainz and Alonso caused a red flag, and the seven-time champion had
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Sports brand Puma have called Sir Lewis Hamilton an eight-time world champion in a Mercedes poster on the window of one of their stores in Prague. Hamilton was cruelly denied his eighth world title at the season-ending Abu Dhabi Grand Prix last season when a controversial decision by now former race director Michael Masi led
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It hasn’t been the season so far that the Mercedes F1 Team would’ve been hoping for, with a best result of third ahead of the Monaco Grand Prix. The eight-time defending constructors’ champions appeared to close the gap to both Ferrari and Red Bull Racing last weekend in Spain, however, this weekend at the Circuit
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Ferrari drivers Charles Leclerc has suggested that every reign must come to an end eventually, so is not overly surprised to see Mercedes struggling to win races in 2022. The turn of the new technical regulations in 2022 allowed Ferrari to spend a great deal of last year working on their new car as they
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Lando Norris has affirmed that George Russell’s pass on him in Monaco was not all that after the 24-year-old described their battle as “dicey.” In changing conditions, Russell got the undercut on his compatriot having started one place behind him in sixth and, when Norris pitted, the pair found themselves on the same but of
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George Russell has spoken out in support of junior drivers after two of them were used during FP1 at the Spanish Grand Prix. For 2022, the FIA introduced a brand new rule regarding teams’ use of young drivers during the season. It was announced that all teams must use a junior driver in FP1 twice
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Former Jordan team principal Eddie Jordan is intrigued to see how Sir Lewis Hamilton is going to respond to his tough start to the season having been knocked off his “perch” by team-mate George Russell. Russell leads Hamilton 4-3 after he out-qualified the seven-time champion in Monaco last weekend, and he has now out-raced him
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Sir Lewis Hamilton does not know for certain what changes Mercedes should make to their car for the 2023 season, but he certainly would not like a lot of the features of the W13 to be on it. Mercedes have struggled for pace and consistency this year due to their “porpoising” and handling problems due
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