Toto Wolff has surprisingly stuck up for Red Bull driver pairing Max Verstappen and Sergio Perez following footage emerging of the pair being booed and heckled at a fan event. The Mercedes team boss has been very outspoken in recent weeks about Red Bull’s breach of the 2021 budget cap, calling for the team to
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Former chief executive of the Formula 1 group, Bernie Ecclestone, has made the extraordinary claim that Red Bull will suffer harsh consequences, following their breach of the 2021 budget cap. In a conversation with Blick newspaper, Ecclestone was asked if Red Bull could potentially be deducted points from last season. “It will be worse than
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FIA president Mohammed Ben Sulayem has safely had one of the most difficult opening years in the role, after becoming the head of the governing body prior to the 2021 season finale. Since taking over from Jean Todt at the end of last year, Ben Sulayem has had to deal with the “manipulated” 2021 season finale,
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Haas team principal Guenther Steiner has become the latest senior Formula 1 paddock member to speak out against Red Bull following their breach of the 2021 budget cap, with the Italian insisting that “there must be consequences”. It was announced by the FIA the day after Max Verstappen claimed his second title at the Japanese Grand Prix
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Toto Wolff is perhaps one of the greatest team principals Formula 1 has ever seen, with the Austrian taking an approach not usually seen in the paddock – one of a businessman. Wolff joined the Silver Arrows in 2013, following a role at Williams as their executive director and as a minority shareholder. Since joining
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Mercedes have just four races remaining to somewhat save something from their disastrous season, with many tipping this weekend’s United States Grand Prix as the Silver Arrow’s final chance to win this year. Given their sheer dominance since 2014, it seems wrong to say that the Germans haven’t won a race yet this year with
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Mercedes have just four races left until they can say a much-wanted goodbye to the woeful W13, which has seen the Germans relinquish the Constructors’ Championship that they’ve held for eight consecutive seasons. The Silver Arrows are set to finish third in the standings, with Ferrari 67 points ahead in second and Red Bull 232
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Despite being a master behind the wheel, arguably the best of all time, Lewis Hamilton has had his critics about his ability to work with a teammate. His relationship with ex-teammate Valtteri Bottas was successful, however, the Finn was never one to kick up a fuss and by all accounts was happy to be a
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Mercedes boss Toto Wolff has revealed that he doesn’t “want to be in the shoes” of those that are set to determine what penalty Red Bull will face, after the FIA confirmed that the Austrians had exceeded the 2021 budget cap. The budget cap was actually only introduced last season, with all the sides having
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George Russell has started life at Mercedes better than anyone could’ve predicted, with the Brit currently ahead of seven-time World Champion Lewis Hamilton in his first year at the Silver Arrows. It was expected throughout 2021 that Russell would replace Valtteri Bottas at the Germans for this season, something that was confirmed after Bottas signed
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