Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff has confirmed that reserve driver Mick Schumacher will replace either George Russell or Lewis Hamilton, should one of the drivers be unable to compete at a Grand Prix this season. Schumacher moved to Mercedes for the 2023 season following his departure from Haas, which came after the Americans opted against
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Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff has taken a shot at Fernando Alonso after the Spaniard was involved in a pit stop near miss with Lewis Hamilton. The F1 veterans and former world champions nearly collided when they left the pit after the safety car was introduced at the end of lap 12. Aston Martin produced
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Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff believes Fernando Alonso was trying to produce a “bit of drama” during Sunday’s Canadian Grand Prix, following a pitlane incident with seven-time World Champion Lewis Hamilton. Alonso and Hamilton started Sunday’s race at the Circuit de Gilles-Villeneuve in second and third; however, it was the Briton who made the better
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With such a gulf in class so far this season, the once fierce rivalry between team principals Toto Wolff and Christian Horner had appeared to diminish, until now. Christian Horner recently ignited the rivalry once more claiming Toto Wolff’s number had been blocked on his phone. The intense rivalry commenced in 2014 when Lewis Hamilton
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Lewis Hamilton, the seven-time Formula 1 world champion, is reportedly seeking a lucrative five-year contract worth £250 million to continue driving for Mercedes. With his current contract set to expire at the end of the year, Hamilton has engaged in discussions with team principal Toto Wolff regarding an extension. However, the 38-year-old is holding out
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Despite plenty of teasing by Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff at the Spanish Grand Prix, Sky Sports F1 commentator David Croft has confirmed that the Silver Arrows won’t be announcing a new contract for Lewis Hamilton this weekend at the 2023 Canadian Grand Prix. Both Wolff and Hamilton gave indicators in Barcelona that a deal
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Lewis Hamilton has responded to Mercedes boss Toto Wolff’s recent comments suggesting that a contract extension for 2024 could be finalised in a matter of days. Hamilton, the seven-time world champion, dismissed the significance of the timeline and emphasized that the deal will be done whenever it’s done. Speaking in Montreal ahead of the Canadian
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After being highly critical of the W14 in the opening rounds of the season, Lewis Hamilton has been significantly happier since the introduction of the new concept. Mercedes introduced a new concept of the W14 at the Monaco Grand Prix, which saw the side scrap their questionable ‘zero sidepods’. Since switching concepts, the Silver Arrows
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Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff has revealed that his engineering group have told him that they aren’t “convinced” about Red Bull’s floor, following claims over how it’s a thing of “beauty”. The Silver Arrows have had a chance to analyse Red Bull’s floor following Sergio Perez’s crash at the Monaco Grand Prix, which has turned
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Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff has revealed how well reserve driver Mick Schumacher performed last week on his debut for the team, after completing a Pirelli tyre test. Schumacher drove the W14 for the first-time last Wednesday at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, with the German having reportedly “enjoyed the experience”. Most of his work this
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