Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff has admitted that Dutch ace Max Verstappen will be on “everybody’s radar in the future”, but he stressed that the Silver Arrows won’t “flirt” with other drivers until they see what the situation is with their existing two drivers. Both Sir Lewis Hamilton and Valtteri Bottas will be out of
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Valtteri Bottas will be out of contract with Mercedes at the end of 2021, but the Finn has insisted he isn’t yet thinking about his plans for 2022 and beyond. In response to a question asked by Formula1News.co.uk during a press conference on Tuesday following Mercedes’ launch of their 2021 challenger, the W12, Bottas said
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Sir Lewis Hamilton has called out other Formula One teams for not doing more to promote diversity in motorsport. His comments come just weeks after he and Mercedes launched a charitable foundation to promote diversity in motorsport and STEM subjects as part of the contract extension they signed last month. READ: Magnussen Explains Why ‘He
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Mercedes unveiled their 2021 car on Tuesday, but not all elements of the car were available for the public – and rival teams – to see. Speaking during the Silver Arrows’ live unveiling of the W12, Mercedes technical director James Allison noted that they had covered the rear floor section to prevent their competitors from
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Mercedes have released the first pictures of their 2021 challenger, the W12. As Mercedes previously confirmed, the W12 features a black livery like its predecessor as part of the team’s continued support for the Black Lives Matter (BLM) movement. READ: Nikita Mazepin Opens Up On ‘Incorrect’ Conduct With Model However, the livery of their 2021
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Mercedes have shared an image revealing the general livery design of their 2021 challenger, the W12, just days before the Silver Arrows will unveil the car in a virtual event. The image, released on Saturday, indicates that the W12 will have a sort of gradient design, with it gradually transitioning from black at the front
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Red Bull driver Max Verstappen has said Mercedes should be considered favourites to win the 2021 Drivers’ and Constructors’ Championship despite the Dutch ace winning last year’s season finale in Abu Dhabi. Earlier, Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff said he believes Red Bull have a strong chance of fighting for the title this upcoming season,
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Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff has said the Silver Arrows will start to think about their 2022 driver line-up towards the middle of the year. Sir Lewis Hamilton and Valtteri Bottas will both be out of contract at the end of this season, so Mercedes could well opt to run an all-new driver line-up the
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While Formula One opted to delay its shake-up of the technical regulations until 2022 as a cost-saving measure in light of the COVID-19 pandemic, 2021 will nevertheless see cars have considerably different aero regulations, with the FIA mandating significant cuts to the rear floor and other down-force generating components. And, although the 2021 cars will
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Romain Grosjean’s Formula One career was cut short after he had a horrifying, fiery crash in Bahrain which prevented him from contesting the final two grand prix of 2020. At the time of the crash, the Haas F1 Team had already announced that the Frenchman would not be driving for them in 2021. READ: Honda
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