Mercedes’ Dual-Axis Steering (DAS) system caused a stir as the 2020 season got underway in Austria, with teams and pundits quickly noticing the innovation. READ: ‘We Don’t Have Answers’: Mercedes Admit They’re Struggling Ahead Of Bahrain GP Red Bull swiftly lodged a protest against the system with the FIA – and episode two of the
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Mercedes endured their worst pre-season test in the turbo-hybrid era of Formula One last weekend at Bahrain, with the Silver Arrows being hit by reliability issues and Sir Lewis Hamilton in particular struggling to get to grips with the W12. READ: Sebastian Vettel Willing To Accept ‘Horrible’ Car As Long As It’s Quick Speaking after
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Honda F1 technical director Toyoharu Tanabe has said the Japanese car-maker believes its 2021 power unit has “exceeded” the performance of Mercedes’ 2020 engine, which was the strongest power unit in the sport last campaign. READ: Leclerc To Avoid ‘Stupid Things’ With New Ferrari Team-Mate As a result of Honda deciding to exit Formula One
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Valtteri Bottas has revealed that he thought about retiring from Formula One after the Mercedes F1 Team ordered him to allow Sir Lewis Hamilton through to win the 2018 Russian Grand Prix. READ: Williams Admit It’ll Be Difficult To Retain Russell If He’s Offered Mercedes Seat At that point in the season, Hamilton was in
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George Russell is in an excellent position to join Mercedes in the near future, with him impressing at Williams and outperforming Valtteri Bottas in equal machinery when he filled in for Sir Lewis Hamilton at Bahrain last season. READ: ‘It’s Not Sporting’: Haas Insist Mazepin Won’t Be Favoured Over Schumacher Russell is expected to join
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Senior Red Bull advisor Dr Helmut Marko has admitted that former Mercedes F1 engine chief Andy Cowell would be a “good option” to lead their new powertrain division. READ: F1 Fans Want A Dubai Grand Prix However, the Austrian stressed that he believes Cowell isn’t currently interested in returning to F1, echoing what Red Bull
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Carlos Sainz has said he expects McLaren to be a strong rival this season, as he believes they will benefit from switching to Mercedes power from Renault. READ: F1 Fans Want A Dubai Grand Prix The Spaniard left the Woking-based team at the end of last season to join Ferrari – and he is expecting
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Valtteri Bottas will be trying to stop Sir Lewis Hamilton from winning his eighth F1 title in 2021, but there’s no guarantee Mercedes will have the fastest car this year. READ: ‘I’m Gonna Have You Off’: Pundits React To Raikkonen & Sainz’s Bizarre Crash Red Bull and Max Verstappen in particular looked strong during pre-season
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Ferrari’s 2021 power unit will be “very good” and could even rival Mercedes’ engine, which has been the strongest for most of the turbo-hybrid era of Formula One, according to Marc Gene, a test driver for the Scuderia. READ: Verstappen Reveals He Received COVID-19 Vaccine – But Not In Bahrain The Maranello-based team had the
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Some Ferrari and Mercedes team personnel opted to take up the Bahraini government’s offer to get vaccinated against COVID-19, according to reports. READ: ‘I’m Gonna Have You Off’: Pundits React To Raikkonen & Sainz’s Bizarre Crash Bahrain offered all F1 personnel the opportunity to get vaccinated against the deadly virus, as they could receive both
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