Mercedes have just four races remaining to alleviate the pain of 2022, as the Germans look all but set for their worst yearly performance since the start of the hybrid era in 2014. The hybrid era may as well be renamed as the ‘Mercedes’ era, as the Silver Arrows have been completely dominant up until
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With Max Verstappen wrapping up the 2022 Drivers’ Championship with four races to spare, it has been an extraordinary performance from Red Bull this season. Mercedes boss Toto Wolff can see the Dutchman entering a period of dominance, similar to Lewis Hamilton in the 2010s, with Mercedes not yet ready to match him. “Obviously, we
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While Max Verstappen’s 2022 crown has already been wrapped up, his 2021 success continues to be questioned following Red Bull’s breach of the budget cap. Verstappen claimed his second consecutive World Championship at last weekend’s Japanese Grand Prix, where he claimed his 12th victory of the season, further cementing his superiority over the paddock. His
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Despite 2022 not seeing a titanic battle between Red Bull and Mercedes as seen so emphatically in 2021, it’s safe to say that Christian Horner and Toto Wolff are still very much rivals. Whilst their sides haven’t been in the same battle this year that they were in last season, things have again started to boil
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Sir Lewis Hamilton has faced the most disastrous season of his Formula 1 career, with the seven-time World Champion staring down the barrel at his worst ever finish in the Drivers’ Championship. The Brit has never finished below the top five in the standings by the end of the year; however, the Mercedes driver is
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Fans are noticing that Red Bull team principal, Christian Horner, has been conspicuous in his absence since the FIA’s verdict that the team broke the financial regulations last season. The teams were given a cap of $145 million within which to operate in 2021, and development on the 2022 car was counted within that. As
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Mercedes boss Toto Wolff has remained vocal about the revelation that rivals Red Bull did in fact exceed the 2021 budget cap, something which potentially questions the legitimacy of Max Verstappen’s 2021 crown. Following much speculation, the FIA revealed last Monday that the Austrians had exceeded the 2021 budget cap, after finding them guilty of a ‘minor’
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After a challenging double header, Mercedes appear to be enjoying some downtime ahead of the United States Grand Prix next weekend, with a bit of bowling to pass the time. Singapore and Japan could’ve gone significantly better for the Silver Arrows, who failed to claim a podium at either round. Mercedes proved to have pace
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Formula 1 appears to have become more about the sport’s politics rather than the on-track action, with the FIA having potentially the biggest decision in its modern history to make. It was announced by the FIA last Monday that following much speculation, Red Bull had exceeded the 2021 budget cap, after being found to have made a
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Former Formula 1 driver and Sky Sports commentator, Martin Brundle, reckons Red Bull boss, Christian Horner, should sign a document outlining his commitment to following the rules amid his team’s breach of the financial regulations. Red Bull, as well as the other nine teams on the grid, had a $145 million imposed on them in
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