Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff believes Sergio Perez’s loss of form is “bizarre”, given that the Red Bull driver was seen as a title contender at the start of the season. After winning two of the opening four races, Perez was viewed as Max Verstappen’s only competitor for the title, something which changed in rapid
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Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff is more than aware that this weekend’s Italian Grand Prix is at venue which is the “complete opposite” of Zandvoort, where the Silver Arrows showed good pace last weekend. Had Mercedes gotten their strategy correct, then the likelihood is that they would’ve left the Dutch Grand Prix with a podium.
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Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff and George Russell have insisted that axed AlphaTauri driver Nyck de Vries “deserves” a place on the F1 grid, with Wolff in particular believing that he has “high potential”. De Vries was brutally dropped by AlphaTauri two days after the British Grand Prix, with the side having replaced him with
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Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff has revealed that he doesn’t believe in such things as a loss of form, amid George Russell’s recent performances. Nothing appears to be going Russell’s way recently, with the 25-year-old continuing to drop points to Mercedes team-mate Lewis Hamilton. The W14 just hasn’t worked for Russell so far this season,
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Lewis Hamilton issued a warning to Max Verstappen about his pace and raised concerns over Mercedes’ strategy decisions following a challenging Dutch Grand Prix performance. The Dutch Grand Prix stirred intense competition and strategic complexities, with Lewis Hamilton delivering a stern message to Max Verstappen about his potential to challenge at the forefront. However, Hamilton’s
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Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff has given his view that Max Verstappen’s current dominance is bad for Formula 1, as it’s making the results too predictable. The reigning World Champion claimed his ninth win in a row last weekend at the Dutch Grand Prix, to match Sebastian Vettel’s 2013 record for most consecutive wins. Verstappen
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The F1 Dutch Grand Prix at Zandvoort witnessed a roller-coaster of emotions for George Russell, who minced no words in slamming Mercedes’ strategy following a sequence of events that saw him tumble from the lead to the 18th position. Russell’s race took an intriguing turn as he made a daring decision to stay out on
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In a candid admission, Mercedes Team Principal Toto Wolff has recognised the lacklustre performance of the entire team at the Dutch Grand Prix, where a rain-soaked race led to challenging outcomes for the Silver Arrows. The anticipation was high as the Dutch Grand Prix kicked off with George Russell and Lewis Hamilton securing the third
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George Russell’s 2023 campaign has largely been one of disappointment so far, with his form having not improved at the Dutch Grand Prix on Sunday. Russell did well to qualify in third at Zandvoort, putting him in a great position to challenge for a podium. If it wasn’t for a Mercedes blunder, then the 25-year-old
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Lewis Hamilton admitted that he “paid the price” for Mercedes’ early race blunder, which also impacted George Russell. Following his Q2 elimination at the Dutch Grand Prix on Saturday, Hamilton started Sunday’s race from P13. He opted to start on the Medium tyre, in a bid to run a long opening stint. However, a huge
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