Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff has affirmed that there was no “falling out” with seven-time world champion Sir Lewis Hamilton after he was eliminated from qualifying at the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix. Hamilton was seen having an enigmatic conversation with the Austrian after he clambered out of his Mercedes car during a red flag period
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Formula 1 fans have taken to social media to theorise as to the nature of the conversation between Sir Lewis Hamilton and team principal Toto Wolff after the Briton was eliminated in Q2 at the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix. The Mercedes cars were seen suffering immensely from “porpoising” in Imola, costing them time on the
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Mercedes entered the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix weekend with a new aerodynamic upgrade designed to improve airflow and mitigate the “porpoising” troubles they have been experiencing in 2022. But in qualifying ahead of the sprint race in Imola, it didn’t appear to make things any better at all – in fact, the Silver Arrows looked
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Sir Lewis Hamilton was understandably disappointed after qualifying for the 2022 Emilia Romagna Grand Prix as both he and George Russell were eliminated from the second qualifying session. It was the first time since the 2012 Japanese Grand Prix that neither Mercedes has been able to reach the third and final qualifying session. A red
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Claims that Haas have contravened regulations by copying Ferrari’s car have been dismissed by team principal Guenther Steiner. Since their arrival into Formula 1 in 2016, Haas have notoriously purchased as many ready-made parts from Maranello as they are legally permitted to, and in return their car helps provide invaluable data to Ferrari on both
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Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff believes that the rules need to be tweaked to prevent “some of the teams” from sharing critical information with each other. Mercedes and Racing Point were the centre of attention in 2020 when the British team were found to have directly copied the 2019 Mercedes car illegally, leading to a
MoreThree Formula 1 teams have asked the FIA for clarification over the legality of the 2022 Haas car, according to a report by Auto Motor und Sport. Haas spent the majority of last season developing for the new technical regulations introduced this year, and thus became the first scoreless team in six years as Nikita
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Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff has assured Romain Grosjean that he will get his opportunity to drive a Formula 1 car again after promising him a test at the end of 2020. Grosjean was set to contest the final two races of his F1 career at the Sakhir and Abu Dhabi Grand Prix before he
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Double Formula 1 world champion Mika Hakkinen believes that Sir Lewis Hamilton will be struggling to deal with Mercedes’ lack of pace thus far in 2022. Mercedes have made a dire start to the 2022 season. Hamilton and team-mate George Russell have been somewhat fortuitous to pick up a podium a piece, and victories earned
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Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff has praised the “super job” that Haas have done with their 2022 car, and sees battling them as a fascinating learning curve. On lap time, Mercedes were the quickest team last season, and Haas were an astonishing 3.38% adrift of them on average. Contextualising that, the other nine teams were
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