Former Formula 1 driver Mika Hakkinen has expressed his sympathy with compatriot Valtteri Bottas’ difficult stint at Mercedes, but is glad the 32-year-old now has a team where he is “trusted.” Bottas spent five years racing for Mercedes alongside Sir Lewis Hamilton, with him joining in 2017 to replace Nico Rosberg who had just retired
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Mercedes have revealed that they will introduce their 2022 challenger to the world on 18 February. The Brackley-based team won the 2021 Constructors’ Championship, beating Red Bull to the crown in the final round in Abu Dhabi. The Silver Arrows have now claimed all of the last eighth Constructors’ Championships, which is a record in
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Former Formula 1 driver Mario Andretti believes that Sir Lewis Hamilton should have all the motivation he needs to return in 2022 following his heart-breaking defeat to Max Verstappen in 2021. The seven-time champion was denied his record eighth title following a highly contentious late Safety Car restart in the season-ending Abu Dhabi Grand Prix
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Former Formula 1 driver Ralf Schumacher has criticised Sir Lewis Hamilton for boycotting the FIA Prize-Giving Gala last month, indicating that it was disrespectful to Max Verstappen. Verstappen beat the 37-year-old to the championship last year after an extremely controversial season finale in Abu Dhabi, which itself was preceded by a contentious year of racing.
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A poll by Formula1News.co.uk asking readers if they believe Max Verstappen deserved to win the 2021 Drivers’ Championship was fairly evenly split, but the majority of participants voted “no.” Specifically, 56.1 percent of participants think the Dutchman didn’t deserve to beat Sir Lewis Hamilton to the 2021 F1 crown. 3,361 votes were cast in the
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Former Formula 1 driver Perry McCarthy has labelled the controversial end to the 2021 championship “a joke,” and said race director Michael Masi “got it wrong.” Sir Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen entered the season-ending Abu Dhabi Grand Prix last month level on points following a thrilling season of racing, meaning they each needed to
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The Mercedes F1 Team has seemingly hinted that Sir Lewis Hamilton won’t be retiring ahead of the 2022 season. Hamilton was cruelly defeated by Max Verstappen at the season-ending 2021 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, in highly controversial circumstances. There have been calls for race director Michael Masi, who made the controversial decision to only allow
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Kimi Raikkonen concedes that former team-mate Sebastian Vettel’s inability to win a championship with Ferrari will ultimately go down as a failure. Raikkonen partnered Vettel for four years at the Maranello outfit between 2015 and 2018, with the four-time world champion out-qualifying the Finn 47 times in 81 races. The German twice challenged Sir Lewis
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Following Sir Lewis Hamilton missing out on the 2021 Formula 1 Drivers’ Championship to Max Verstappen last month, there have been calls for race director Michael Masi to be sacked. Hamilton fans in particular have been pushing for Masi to lose his job, as a controversial decision made by the Australian at the season-ending Abu
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Outgoing Mercedes driver Valtteri Bottas is set to race with Alfa Romeo in 2022, but, amid reports that Sir Lewis Hamilton is mulling retiring from Formula 1 with immediate effect, could the Finn be recalled by the Silver Arrows? Although Bottas has said he is looking forward to taking on a new challenge at Alfa
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