Red Bull advisor Dr Helmut Marko has fired a huge shot at Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff, following reports that the Silver Arrows tried to poach the Milton Keynes-based team’s famous chief technical officer Adrian Newey. It was reported by F1 Insider that Mercedes attempted to sign Newey before the iconic engineer signed a new
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Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff has silenced suggestions that he hates reigning World Champion Max Verstappen, with the Austrian insisting that he actually “really” likes the Dutchman. With Verstappen having been a ferocious rival for seven-time World Champion Lewis Hamilton in 2021, many believed that Wolff hated the Red Bull driver, especially following the controversial
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Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff revealed after Sunday’s Miami Grand Prix that Lewis Hamilton’s hopes of a strong result were “diminished” before the race even started, due to other teams having copied the Briton’s strategy. After qualifying 13th at the Miami International Autodrome, Mercedes opted to start Hamilton on the hardest compound of tyre, in
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Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff has received significant support from Formula 1 fans following the Miami Grand Prix, with the fifth round of the 2023 season having been labelled as ‘boring’ by many. Max Verstappen was victorious once again on Sunday at the Miami International Autodrome after the Dutchman recovered from ninth on the grid,
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Mercedes had a challenging weekend at the Miami International Autodrome, as Lewis Hamilton dropped out of qualifying in Q2 amid struggles with the handling of the W14. George Russell made it through to Q3 to start from P6 but a red flag incident would leave him behind the Haas of Kevin Magnussen and Alpine’s Pierre
MoreMercedes is confident that they are about to retain Lewis Hamilton’s services for 2024 and, potentially, beyond, as team principal Toto Wolff revealed that a contract extension is close to being agreed with the seven-time world champion. With Mercedes struggling to get back to its winning ways, Hamilton was rumoured to be considering a move
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Lewis Hamilton exited qualifying in Miami in P13 as the Mercedes driver struggled with the handling of the W14 around the American circuit. While George Russell managed a slightly better performance, landing P6, the result reflected the struggles Mercedes have experienced in the new era of regulations. Since the biggest overhaul in regulations in Formula
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Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff has admitted that in order for the field to catch Red Bull the regulations may have to be changed again, unless every team can “do a better job”. Red Bull have dominated the sport since the introduction of the new aerodynamic regulations last season, with the Milton Keynes-based side having
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Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff doesn’t think reigning World Champion Max Verstappen races Mercedes differently; however, the Austrian does think he approaches battles with Lewis Hamilton in a different manner. It was put to Wolff whether Verstappen changes his tactics when he’s battling with a Mercedes driver, following George Russell’s collision with the Red Bull
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Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff has revealed what exactly the Silver Arrows will be introducing at the Emilia Romagna Grand prix, as the side prepare to unleash a huge upgrade package. Mercedes’ Imola upgrades are reportedly going to see the W14 looking drastically different, due to a new concept which is expected to see the
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