Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff has praised Sir Lewis Hamilton for overcoming several hardships in his life on his way to Formula 1, and believes that they have shaped the racer he is today. Hamilton has previously detailed the racist abuse he and his father Antony received at go-kart tracks when the Briton was young,
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Mercedes couldn’t have vetoed Williams’ decision to sign Alex Albon for 2022, Jost Capito, the team principal of the Grove-based team, has insisted. Albon lost his Red Bull seat at the end of the 2020 season, following a poor campaign in which he was comprehensively outpaced by team-mate Max Verstappen. Buy an F1 TV Pro
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Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff does not want the FIA to simply fire race director Michael Masi following the highly controversial 2021 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. Instead, the Austrian has called for major changes to the decision-making process in the sport. Buy an F1 TV Pro subscription to watch live races Masi deployed the Safety
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Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff is confident that Ferrari will cause disruption at the pointy end of the F1 grid in 2022, placing them among the teams that will be strong next year. The eight-time Constructors’ Champions ended the 2021 season 290 points clear of Ferrari, who have endured a difficult last couple of years.
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The last-lap heartbreak Sir Lewis Hamilton suffered in Abu Dhabi last month has prompted rumours that the Brit is considering retiring from Formula 1. With the exception of the post-race interviews, the seven-time world champion hasn’t spoken to the media since the controversial 2021 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, nor has he been active on social
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Newly elected FIA President Mohammed ben Sulayem has shared his opinion on whether Sir Lewis Hamilton will retire from Formula 1 following the contentious ending to the 2021 season. With the exception of the post-race interviews in Abu Dhabi, the seven-time world champion is yet to speak to the media since the controversial season finale,
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A petition calling for Sir Lewis Hamilton to be declared the 2021 Formula 1 world champion has now reached 55,000 signatures. The petition was launched shortly after the highly controversial 2021 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, which saw Max Verstappen snatch the F1 crown away from Hamilton on the last lap following a contentious decision by
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Red Bull advisor Dr Helmut Marko has affirmed that while Sir Lewis Hamilton’s engine performance at the 2021 Brazilian Grand Prix was a “unique situation,” he has no interest in questioning the legality of it. Hamilton qualified for the Brazilian Sprint in first place, but thanks to a rear-wing irregularity, the Mercedes driver was disqualified,
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Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff has given an explanation for the silence from Sir Lewis Hamilton since the season-ending 2021 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, putting it down simply to the fact that the Briton is speechless. Hamilton was denied his record-eighth F1 title after race director Michel Masi made a controversial decision to allow five
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Red Bull advisor Dr Helmut Marko has said that the late Niki Lauda would have been able to diffuse tensions between Mercedes and Red Bull during the 2021 season. The two teams butted heads on several occasions throughout the year, with the situation coming to a head at the season finale in Abu Dhabi. Both
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