Following much speculation, Mercedes were incredibly pleased to announce the signing of axed Haas driver Mick Schumacher for 2023, with the German taking on the reserve driver role vacated by Nyck de Vries and Stoffel Vandoorne. Schumacher’s move to Mercedes also resulted in the German departing the Ferrari Driver Academy, who have supported him throughout
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After much speculation, Mick Schumacher has finally been announced as Mercedes’ reserve driver for 2023, following his departure from Haas at the end of the 2022 season. Mercedes boss Toto Wolff expressed his intent of wanting to bring Schumacher into the Silver Arrows fold, from the moment Nico Hulkenberg was declared as the German’s replacement
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Coming into 2022, Mercedes had won eight constructors’ championships in a row and with good reason. The Silver Arrows have consistently churned out title winning cars since the major regulation changes in 2014, often baffling fans with their ever-impressive feats of engineering. The W11 in 2020 is commonly known amongst fans as one of the
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With his resignation from Ferrari having been announced to the world, FIA president Mohammed Ben Sulayem thanked Mattia Binotto “for his contribution as the F1 Commission’s delegate” at Wednesday’s meeting of the World Motor Sport Council in Bologna. Attending the meeting is believed to have been one of Binotto’s final jobs, before departing the Maranello-based
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Mercedes’ start to the new era of Formula 1 has been a turbulent one, with the team struggling with a lack of pace and a severe porpoising issue in the first half of the 2022 season, which essentially saw them eliminated from the title race before it really began. The W13 did not live up
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Going into the new era of Formula One in 2022 was always going to be difficult for teams to get right, and while it was not guaranteed that Mercedes would retain their constructors’ championship for a ninth year, it was expected that they would at least come close. As it turned out, a porpoising problem
MoreWhilst 2022 was a year with little to celebrate for Mercedes, as they endured their most difficult season yet in the hybrid era, team principal Toto Wolff still managed to do something he’s never done in his time as the German’s team principal. Since taking on the role in 2013, Wolff has been present at the
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Haas are a team who need results now, as the brutal finances involved in Formula 1 do not allow for accidents and mistakes, especially for smaller teams. With this in mind, the team have decided to replace young Mick Schumacher with Nico Hulkenberg in a bid to reduce their expenditure caused by crashes, and climb
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Lewis Hamilton’s contract extension with Mercedes might be the worst kept secret in Formula 1, as the 37-year-old is set to sign a multi-year contract extension over the winter break. Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff has confirmed the rumours that Hamilton will be extending his stay with the Silver Arrows, claiming that talks have not
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2022 was an incredibly difficult season for Mercedes, the team who had become so used to dominating the championship. Since the start of the hybrid era in 2014, the Germans have claimed a monstrous eight Constructors’ Championships, highlighting their status as one of the greatest F1 teams of all-time. With that in mind, finishing third
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