Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff has affirmed that there was no “falling out” with seven-time world champion Sir Lewis Hamilton after he was eliminated from qualifying at the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix. Hamilton was seen having an enigmatic conversation with the Austrian after he clambered out of his Mercedes car during a red flag period
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George Russell has issued a warning to his Mercedes team ahead of the 2022 Emilia Romagna Grand Prix. The Briton managed his first Mercedes podium in Australia having achieved fourth in the Bahrain and fifth in the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix during which he comprehensively out-performed team-mate Sir Lewis Hamilton. He surmised that the start
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Sir Lewis Hamilton has no doubts as to his team’s experience and subsequent resolve in times of adversity as Mercedes walked away from the Imola sprint with no points. Having qualified in 13th ahead of the sprint for the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix, Hamilton ended the 21-lap race in 14th behind the Aston Martin of Sebastian Vettel
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Formula 1 fans have taken to social media to theorise as to the nature of the conversation between Sir Lewis Hamilton and team principal Toto Wolff after the Briton was eliminated in Q2 at the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix. The Mercedes cars were seen suffering immensely from “porpoising” in Imola, costing them time on the
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Mercedes entered the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix weekend with a new aerodynamic upgrade designed to improve airflow and mitigate the “porpoising” troubles they have been experiencing in 2022. But in qualifying ahead of the sprint race in Imola, it didn’t appear to make things any better at all – in fact, the Silver Arrows looked
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Sir Lewis Hamilton was understandably disappointed after qualifying for the 2022 Emilia Romagna Grand Prix as both he and George Russell were eliminated from the second qualifying session. It was the first time since the 2012 Japanese Grand Prix that neither Mercedes has been able to reach the third and final qualifying session. A red
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Red Bull’s Max Verstappen is a little bemused by Sir Lewis Hamilton’s bid to buy Chelsea Football Club, given his affiliation with their London rivals Arsenal. Hamilton has come together with tennis star and 23-time grand slam champion Serena Williams to place a bid for the club after it was put up for sale by
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Mercedes have arrived at the 2022 Emilia Romagna Grand Prix with an extra winglet on the side of the car in an attempt to improve airflow. In Australia, the Silver Arrows’ car sported two winglets halfway between the front nose and the extremely small sidepods in a bid to improve airflow and eradicate “porpoising,” but
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George Russell is not feeling altogether confident that Mercedes have clawed back any of the time they have lost in the early part of the 2022 season. Sir Lewis Hamilton and Russell qualified fifth and sixth the Australian Grand Prix, before the 24-year-old managed to climb onto the podium just ahead of the seven-time world
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Red Bull adviser Dr Helmut Marko has compared his team’s rivalry with Ferrari to the bitter one with Mercedes, indicating that there is a larger degree of respect between themselves and the Scuderia. Red Bull went toe-to-toe with Ferrari in 2010 and 2012 as Sebastian Vettel and Fernando Alonso claimed 17 race wins between them
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