2016 Formula 1 world champion Nico Rosberg reckons Sir Lewis Hamilton’s deficit to George Russell will be riling the 37-year-old up, but believes his former team-mate can pull it together. Mercedes have made a dire start to the 2022 season, and have suffered with “porpoising” and handling problems as they attempt to discern the best
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Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff has reiterated the importance of keeping an eye on the budget as the team look to navigate their way out of the rough patch they are currently in. The new technical regulations have moved the main bulk of the influential aerodynamics to the bottom of the car amid a return
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Volkswagen chairman Herbert Diess has affirmed that 2026 is the ideal time for Porsche and Audi to enter Formula 1 as a result of the rule changes coming into effect. The original consensus was that the two subsidiaries of Volkswagen would join forces to make powertrains for both McLaren and Red Bull, but the picture
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Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff has confirmed that the team have upgrades planned for the next two races in a bid to haul themselves out of the dire position they are currently in. The arrival of the new technical regulations saw the return of ground effect aerodynamics, and Mercedes have been struggling immensely with “porpoising”
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Red Bull designer Adrian Newey has indicated that Sir Lewis Hamilton’s actions at last year’s British Grand Prix were perhaps on the naughty side, but accepts that Max Verstappen was also antagonistic towards the Briton during their title fight in 2021. Verstappen and Hamilton went head-to-head for the world championship in a dramatic, enthralling and
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Toto Wolff is again standing guard for Sir Lewis Hamilton after criticism of the seven-time champion following the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix. As Mercedes tried to find ways to mitigate the “porpoising” incited by the new technical regulations, Hamilton and team-mate George Russell were forced to close DRS early and lift off on the straights
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Former Formula 1 driver John Watson has praised Max Verstappen for his more measured approach to racing this year after the highly combustible rivalry he had with Sir Lewis Hamilton last season. Verstappen has won two of the opening four rounds of the 2022 season, with Charles Leclerc taking the other two for Ferrari amid
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Sir Lewis Hamilton has revealed that the challenges Mercedes are facing this season have allowed him to approach working with the team from new perspectives, and this is something he is taking a lot of enjoyment from. Mercedes have been adversely affected by the arrival of the new technical regulations, with the ground effect aerodynamics
MoreFormer Formula 1 driver Gerhard Berger has warned that the dynamic between Sir Lewis Hamilton and George Russell could begin to waver after the 24-year-old’s impressive performances so far in 2022. The underperforming Mercedes team’s woes have been cultivated by the turn of the new technical regulations, of which Berger has declared himself a fan
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Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff is struggling to see a way into the title fight for the Silver Arrows following a tough start to 2022. After new technical regulations were introduced ahead of the new season, the teams were forced to acclimatise to brand-new methodologies as to how to design and manufacture a race car,
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