Ex-Formula 1 drivers Jenson Button and Ralf Schumacher have both shared their views on why seven-time World Champion Lewis Hamilton is yet to sign a contract extension with Mercedes, despite both Hamilton and team boss Toto Wolff having claimed last season that one would be signed. With a new deal having not yet been signed,
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Following last Friday’s release of the fifth season of hit-Netflix docuseries ‘Drive to Survive’, Toto Wolff’s and Christian Horner’s fiery exchange was finally revealed to the world, with it having been reported last season. It had been revealed at the Canadian Grand Prix that Wolff and Horner were involved in an aggressive altercation, to the
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Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff has revealed that seven-time World Champion Lewis Hamilton is “super determined” ahead of the 2023 season, despite a difficult few days of testing. Without taking testing into consideration, Hamilton still enters the forthcoming season on the back of his worst campaign at the pinnacle of motorsport, where he failed to
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The 2022 season was a disaster for Mercedes, as the team’s design for the W13 simply was not the best way to tackle the major regulation changes. Mercedes have admitted that the misinterpreted the physics surrounding the new regulations and ultimately this condemned them to a third-place finish in the constructors’ championship as Ferrari and
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Mercedes started the new era of Formula 1 poorly last year, as the team were haunted by a porpoising issue and lack of performance which saw them struggle to even lay a glove on Ferrari and Red Bull. Towards the end of the season, upgrades applied to the W13 saw it become more competitive, with
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Ahead of the forthcoming season, mind games appear to have already started between fierce rivals Red Bull and Mercedes, with the latter hoping to reclaim their crown from the Austrians in 2023. Red Bull ended Mercedes’ eight-year streak of winning the Constructors’ Championship last season, by claiming their first since 2013. The Germans, of course,
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The major regulation changes that came into effect at the start of last season gave teams the chance to revolutionise the designs of their cars and try something new. One part of the cars that saw a lot of variation up and down the grid was the sidepods, with some teams such as Mercedes even
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Whilst the final day of pre-season testing at the Bahrain International Circuit has gone smoothly for Mercedes, the Silver Arrows appeared to be in a spot of bother following the second day, with the team having been spotted having what appeared to be an emergency meeting. Following Friday’s running, pictures quickly circulated on social media
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With Season Five of Formula 1-based hit Netflix docuseries ‘Drive to Survive’ having finally been released, plenty of quotes and fascinating comments that weren’t originally heard of during the 2022 season have been revealed to the world. For those that have already binged the entire new season, then you are at no risk of spoilers,
MoreMercedes’ pre-season testing in Bahrain has been a bit of a mixed bag so far, with there being positives and negatives to draw from results. On the positive side, the W14 does not appear to be porpoising at all, which will come as good news for the team considering the struggled so badly with the
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