George Russell has revealed that his move to Mercedes this year may never have happened were it not for a phone call convincing him not to join Volkswagen in the DTM series. Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff had offered the Briton a sponsorship deal to compete in Formula 3 in 2015, but the 23-year-old decided
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Max Verstappen has revealed he suffered from cramp in his right leg in the dying stages of the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix in December, but overcame it to seal his maiden Formula 1 world championship. The Dutchman and title rival Sir Lewis Hamilton entered the final round of the 2021 season level on points after
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Red Bull team principal Christian Horner has entertained the world of Formula 1 by paying for a Mercedes factory tour. During an auction for the Grand Prix Trust, the serial constructors’ champions posted the opportunity for the highest bidder to head to the factory in Brackley and take a look at the company’s impressive F1
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Newly crowned Formula 1 world champion Max Verstappen is unmoved by the investigation the FIA are carrying out into the closing events of the 2021 championship, insisting that he is fully deserving of his crown. Verstappen and Sir Lewis Hamilton headed into the final race of the season in Abu Dhabi level on points and,
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Williams driver Nicholas Latifi says that he has moved on from the backlash he received in the aftermath of his crash at the 2021 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, and is ready to switch his focus to the 2022 season. The Canadian was the cause of the controversial Safety Car period late on in the title-decider
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Mercedes have virtually confirmed that Sir Lewis Hamilton will be remaining in Formula 1 in 2022 after his heart-breaking championship defeat last year. A controversial Safety Car restart by race director Michael Masi – in which he allowed a limited number of lapped runners to get their lap back – allowed Max Verstappen to snatch
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Former president of the FIA, Jean Todt, has revealed that he has been checking up on race director Michael Masi after the controversial and shocking end to the 2021 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. Sir Lewis Hamilton looked on course to secure his record eighth Formula 1 title in the final race of the season when
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Mercedes High Performance Powertrains [HPP] boss Hywel Thomas hopes that the engine side of the Mercedes team have nailed the new regulations, but is aware that tweaks may be needed down the line. Formula 1’s technical regulations are radically changing ahead of the 2022 season with the ground effect returning in a massive swing of
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Red Bull team principal Christian Horner has completed two days of a stewards’ programme following comments he made about a marshal last year. During the Qatar Grand Prix race weekend, AlphaTauri driver Pierre Gasly’s car stopped on the pit straight, necessitating a yellow flag. Verstappen sped past the incident, and was thus given a five-place
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New Alfa Romeo signing Valtteri Bottas maintains that he is a much happier man since his arrival to the Swiss team than he was during his five years at Mercedes. When Nico Rosberg retired at the end of his title-winning 2016 season following three brutal years battling with Sir Lewis Hamilton for the championship, Bottas
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