According to Formu1a.uno, Mercedes are set to lose performance director Loic Serra to Ferrari at the end of his contract. Ferrari are currently on the hunt for multiple high-profile employees, after several members of staff left Maranello since the arrival of new team principal Frederic Vasseur. The Italians have already lost former head of concept
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Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff has been impressed by how “robust” the FIA have been whilst investigating last season’s financial submissions, which are set to be released shortly. It’s that time of the year again when speculation over the budget cap starts, and whether any sides have breached the $135 million limit. It’s been rumoured
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Lewis Hamilton has disclosed that the announcement of his new contract with Mercedes might not come until the end of the 2023 season as negotiations between the two parties continue. Despite his clear intention to stay with the team beyond 2023, the details of the contract are still being worked out. Hamilton has been unwavering
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Red Bull team principal Christian Horner has responded to Toto Wolff’s recent comments, where the Mercedes boss likened Red Bull’s RB19 car to making its competitors look like “F2 cars” after Max Verstappen’s dominant victory at the Hungarian Grand Prix. Horner emphasised the team’s focus on every detail and their commitment to race performance, leading
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2016 Formula 1 World Champion Nico Rosberg is confused as to why it’s taking Lewis Hamilton and Mercedes so long to announce a new contract, with the German having “no idea where they are at”. Hamilton is very much expected to remain at the Silver Arrows beyond 2023, with his current contract set to expire
MoreDuring the Hungarian Grand Prix, Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff sparked rumours by allegedly whispering details of Lewis Hamilton’s new contract extension to a young F1 junior reporter from Sky Germany. While Wolff refrained from making a public announcement, the junior reporter claimed that Hamilton would be signing a two-year extension with the team. If
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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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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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After months of speculations and rumours surrounding Lewis Hamilton’s future with Mercedes, Team Principal Toto Wolff has finally confirmed that a new contract to retain the seven-time World Champion has been “emotionally” agreed upon. The uncertainty over Hamilton’s continuation with the team arose following his narrow loss to Max Verstappen in the contentious 2021 Abu
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Ahead of this weekend’s Hungarian Grand Prix, Mercedes and Ferrari have distanced themselves from rumours that three teams have breached last season’s budget cap. It was reported earlier in the week by Auto Motor und Sport and Motorsport.com that three teams have spent over the 2022 budget, leading to speculation as to who the guilty
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