The last two Formula 1 season have been heartbreaking for Lewis Hamilton, as the Brit has been unable to win a record breaking eighth world championship. 2021 saw a controversial call from race director Michael Masi essentially hand the title to Max Verstappen as the season finale in Abu Dhabi and then Hamilton was not
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Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff has confirmed that Lewis Hamilton’s contract extension remains a “topic that we will tackle over the winter”, with news on the seven-time World Champion’s speculated extension having gone quiet during December. Despite 2022 being Mercedes’ worst of the hybrid era and Hamilton’s worst of his career, the duo remains very
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The relationship between Formula 1 and the FIA is currently fractured, as both parties disagree with each other over the idea of expanding the grid. F1 CEO Stefano Domenicali has previously shut down Michael Andretti’s plan to join the grid with Andretti Global, claiming that the sport is currently stable and therefore adding another team
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Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff has hailed the team’s former chief strategist, James Vowles, as a “highly valued member”, following Williams’ announcement that Vowles has moved to the Grove-based team to become their new team principal. Williams have been searching for a new boss following the shock departure of Jost Capito, who announced his exit
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Lewis Hamilton has had a tough time in Formula 1 since he won his record equalling seventh world championship title in 2020. A controversial safety car procedure saw the Brit miss out on a record breaking eighth world title on the final lap of the 2021 season, a heartbreak that Hamilton has claimed that is
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Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff has admitted that last season was more like “live testing” for them than “really racing”, with Lewis Hamilton in particular having spent the majority of the season focused on developing the ‘diva’ W13. The Silver Arrows won’t be looking back on 2022 anytime soon, with the Germans having endured a
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The Grand Prix in Monza is always filled with surprises, 2020 saw Pierre Gasly win with AlphaTauri, 2021 saw Daniel Ricciardo win with McLaren and 2022 saw a substitute driver jump into the cockpit with very little notice and blow his team’s expectations out of the water. With Alex Albon having to leave the circuit
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Contract talks are once again a hot topic for Mercedes and Lewis Hamilton, with the world expecting the seven-time World Champion to sign a multi-year extension on his current contract. As it stands, Hamilton will leave the sport at the end of 2023, with his current deal set to expire at the end of the
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Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff has admitted that he did consider re-signing Nyck de Vries, who is set to become a star for Red Bull. The 2019 F2 World Champion and Season Seven Formula E World Champion grabbed AlphaTauri’s attention following his shock points finish at the Italian Grand Prix, after filling in for the
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As it currently stands, Lewis Hamilton’s Formula 1 career will end at the conclusion of this season, with the 38-year-old still yet to sign an expected multi-year deal due to there having been “no time” yet for a conversation with Mercedes. Hamilton retiring at the end of 2023 certainly isn’t on the cards, with the
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