Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff believes that race control did a fine job considering the circumstances that were conspiring against them at the Monaco Grand Prix. Torrential rain hit the circuit just before the race was set to get going on Sunday, leaving an enormous volume of standing water on the track, as well as
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George Russell was yet again the top Mercedes driver, finishing in 5th place at the 2022 Monaco Grand Prix. Russell, who started 6th, made the jump on Lando Norris to 5th during the pit-stops. Drivers had to time to perfection when to switch from extreme Wets to Intermediates and then to Slicks. The Mercedes driver
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Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff has conceded that he does not believe his team can sustain power supply for all of their customers, so they may have to lose at least one of them. Currently, Mercedes manufacture power units for Aston Martin, McLaren and Williams as well as serving the works team, meaning that they
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Lewis Hamilton finished where he started the Monaco Grand Prix, in eighth place. The seven-time World Champion had strong pace, however, was stuck behind Fernando Alonso for almost the entirety of it. The Alpine driver was running around three to five seconds a lap slower, bunching up the pack behind. Hamilton labelled this as “typical
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Fernando Alonso has revealed that he tried to protect team-mate Esteban Ocon by speeding up towards the end of the Monaco Grand Prix, but it was not enough to mitigate the Frenchman’s penalty. After Mick Schumacher’s crash had caused a red flag, the drivers needed to go to the end of the race on the
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Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff laments the fact that the team are in a limbo between the front and the midfield currently. The Silver Arrows looked at risk of being swallowed up by the midfield fight in the opening few rounds of the season owing to their “porpoising” and pace problems, but they have looked
More2016 world champion Nico Rosberg has sympathised with former team-mate and rival Sir Lewis Hamilton after a difficult Friday for the 37-year-old in Monaco. Hamilton registered a total of 58 laps in the Principality over the course of the two sessions in Monaco, ending the sessions 10th and 12th respectively, an average of just over a second
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Mercedes driver George Russell is aiming to be the best of the midfield runners in Monaco after a “tricky” day of practice on Friday. Similarly to team-mate Sir Lewis Hamilton, Russell suffered from bouncing during practice as a result of the lower ride height and stiffer suspension of the 2022 cars. While it is a
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Charles Leclerc claimed a brilliant pole position at his home event the Monaco Grand Prix, with team-mate Carlos Sainz starting alongside. Behind the Ferrari’s are both Red Bull Racing cars, however, it’s Sergio Pérez in third with championship leader Max Verstappen in fourth. The Dutchman was furious after qualifying, with the final minute being red-flagged
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Mercedes strategist James Vowles has suggested that fans bring their expectations down a notch or two after the Silver Arrows’ improved performance in Barcelona. George Russell and Sir Lewis Hamilton were consistently running towards the top of the timesheets last weekend in Spain, and at the end of a splendid battle between the 24-year-old and
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