Mercedes driver George Russell has criticised Red Bull’s budget cap penalty, stating that it “didn’t fit the crime” and urged FIA officials to take more decisive action against teams found breaking the financial rules. Russell went so far as to suggest that Red Bull should face an even harsher penalty if they were to breach
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Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff admitted that the new qualifying format at the Hungarian Grand Prix was “weird”, just a few hours before Lewis Hamilton claimed a shock pole position. Following the cancellation of the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix, a new qualifying format which was going to be trialled at Imola was instead trialled at
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Nico Rosberg, former Formula 1 title rival of Lewis Hamilton, showered praise on the seven-time world champion for his awe-inspiring pole position lap at the Hungarian Grand Prix, hailing it as “perfection.” After a qualifying drought that dated back to the 2021 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix, Hamilton secured a record-breaking pole at the Hungaroring, narrowly
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Nico Rosberg appeared to jinx former team-mate Lewis Hamilton ahead of the Hungarian Grand Prix, after taking a photo in front of his garage. Hamilton started on pole at the Hungaroring but tumbled to fourth by the time they exited the first corner, a position he went on to finish in. Hamilton made an initial
MoreLewis Hamilton failed to convert pole position into victory on Sunday at the Hungarian Grand Prix, as a result of a horrific opening lap for the Mercedes driver. Hamilton shocked the paddock on Saturday to beat reigning World Champion Max Verstappen to pole position at the Hungaroring, his first since the 2021 Saudi Arabian Grand
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Mercedes endured a very mixed qualifying at the Hungarian Grand Prix on Saturday, with the side having one car at either end of the grid. Lewis Hamilton claimed a shock pole position at the Hungaroring whilst George Russell was embarrassingly eliminated in Q1, with the 25-year-old set to start Sunday’s race from 18th as a
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In a frustrating turn of events during the qualifying session for the Hungarian Grand Prix, Mercedes offered an apology to George Russell after a costly error left him languishing in 18th place on the Formula One grid. The mishap occurred as a consequence of the new tyre format introduced to reduce the number of tyres
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Charles Leclerc has been highlighted as the man to fill the shoes of seven-time world champion, Lewis Hamilton. Hamilton is expected to extend his stay with Mercedes well beyond the end of the 2023 season, when his current contract expires. Speculation has still been circling, as a concrete deal has yet to materialise between Hamilton
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George Russell has revealed that a gentlemen’s agreement doesn’t exist amongst the Formula 1 drivers, despite ex-F1 driver turned pundit Martin Brundle stating that it does. Russell made the surprising revelation following an embarrassing early exit from qualifying at the Hungarian Grand Prix, caused by poor track position. Last season’s pole sitter at the Hungaroring
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Lewis Hamilton remains insistent that Mercedes’ poor run of form in the 2023 season will not affect his contract negotiations with the Silver Arrows. Hamilton has 121 points so far this season, with his teammate George Russell having accumulated 82. Max Verstappen sits atop the Driver’s Standings with 255 points, meaning he is easily ahead
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