Mercedes team principal, Toto Wolff, predicts that moving part of the works operation away from Hinwil might be costly for Audi when they take over from the Sauber team. Audi will be entering Formula 1 in 2026, the year that new power units will be introduced, so they have plenty of time to design, build
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Mercedes’ Sir Lewis Hamilton has admitted that the team are flying slightly blind as to where their performance will be going into the Singapore Grand Prix this weekend. Hamilton and team-mate, George Russell, were presented with an erratic W13 at the start of the season, and Mercedes have not quite been able to get on
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2022 is a year that Mercedes can’t wait to see the back of, with the new aerodynamic era having started in arguably the worst way possible for the Germans. Despite having spent so much of 2021 developing their car for this season, Mercedes have arguably made a mess of the new aerodynamic regulations, with their
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Mercedes team principal, Toto Wolff, would have liked to see fellow German manufacturer, Porsche, enter Formula 1, although he has not ruled out the possibility of them rekindling a relationship with Red Bull. Porsche and sister company, Audi, were given the green light by parent company, Volkswagen, to enter the pinnacle of motorsport earlier this
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Everybody at Mercedes is probably counting down the days until the 2022 season is over, with the Brackley-based team ready to bury the woeful W13. The Silver Arrows have faced their most challenging season since the introduction of the hybrid era back in 2014, with the Germans set to see their eight-year Constructors’ Championship reign
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George Russell has enjoyed a strong first season in Mercedes colours, given the current circumstances facing the Brackley-based team. 2022 certainly hasn’t been the campaign that the Silver Arrows would’ve been anticipating, after what has been a horrendous year to date. The team have arguably made a mess of the new aerodynamic regulations with their 2022 challenger,
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Mercedes team principal, Toto Wolff, understands why the engine penalty system is in place, but he would like to try and find better ways of policing power unit usage. Each driver is allowed three engines per season, and there are limits to how many of each component they are allowed to use too. The first
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Valtteri Bottas is currently “really, really enjoying” his first season away from Mercedes with Alfa Romeo, with the Finnish driver admitting that his new team have a more “human” approach. Bottas replaced 2016 F1 World Champion Nico Rosberg in 2017, after the German shocked the paddock with his immediate retirement following his title glory. There
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Red Bull team principal, Christian Horner, has revealed that he and Mercedes boss, Toto Wolff, had an intense argument at last year’s British Grand Prix. Sir Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen did battle last season in a humdinger of a title race, but there were multiple incidents that put a negative spin on the excitement.
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Mercedes boss Toto Wolff has appeared to have a change of heart on the 11th team saga, after admitting he is happy to “share the cake if the cake is bigger”. The vocal Austrian has previously been very much against a new team joining the championship, amid concerns that the current 10 teams would therefore
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