George Russell’s standout performance in the penultimate race of the 2020 F1 season in Bahrain reignited the debate about to what extent Lewis Hamilton’s success in the turbo hybrid era of Formula One is down to Mercedes’ dominance. Some F1 fans argued that Russell’s ability to jump into the Mercedes W11 and immediately be on
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George Russell’s ability to match and even outperform Valtteri Bottas in equal machinery in the Sakhir Grand Prix unquestionably increased the young Brit’s stock in the F1 paddock, but it also raised questions about how Lewis Hamilton would fare against a stronger team-mate. According to ex-F1 driver Jan Lammers, Dutch ace Max Verstappen would “easily”
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Despite George Russell finishing the Sakhir GP with Mercedes in P9, many in the F1 paddock were very impressed by his performance, as he was immediately able to match Valtteri Bottas and was on course for victory. Speaking several weeks after the grand prix, 1996 F1 World Champion Damon Hill has said a “star was
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2020 was a difficult year for Valtteri Bottas, with him once again being outperformed by his Mercedes team-mate, Lewis Hamilton, and the Finn almost losing out on second place in the F1 Drivers’ Championship to Max Verstappen. It should be recognised that Bottas suffered an awful lot of bad luck this year, but even on
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Seven-time F1 World Champion Lewis Hamilton has revealed that the Black Lives Matter (BLM) movement provided him with extra motivation to perform well last season. “I had this extra drive in me this year to get to the end of those races. It was a different drive than what I’ve had in me in the
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Max Verstappen was the only driver able to challenge the dominant Mercedes of Lewis Hamilton and Valtteri Bottas last season. And, while many in the paddock consider Verstappen to be the most talented driver on the current F1 grid – especially as he outperformed the Mercedes on a few occasions despite driving an inferior car
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Former F1 driver Nelson Piquet Jr has said he believes the Mercedes F1 Team wants Lewis Hamilton to “dominate” as opposed to him having a team-mate who can challenge him in equal machinery. He noted that, unlike Valtteri Bottas, Nico Rosberg was able to give Hamilton a run for his money at Mercedes – and
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Seven-time F1 World Champion Lewis Hamilton was recently voted the BBC’s 2020 Sports Personality of the Year, after another successful campaign with Mercedes. However, this season wasn’t without its challenges, with Hamilton contracting COVID-19 late in the season and subsequently being forced to miss the second grand prix in Bahrain. READ: Lewis Hamilton Warns Sergio
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The Sakhir Grand Prix ended in disappointment for George Russell, with a pitstop error and a late slow puncture costing him the win, but his strong drive nevertheless drastically increased his stock in the F1 paddock. Russell led most of the grand prix ahead of his Mercedes team-mate Valtteri Bottas – and despite him ultimately
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After coming second in this year’s Constructors’ Championship, Red Bull is looking to make a significant step forward so they can take the fight to Mercedes in 2021. Last week, Red Bull announced that Sergio Perez will be replacing Alex Albon at the team in the hopes that this new driver line-up will give them
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