Max Verstappen’s second consecutive Dutch Grand Prix victory has been thrown into controversy, after claims that Yuki Tsunoda was purposefully made to retire have arisen. Up until Lap 45 at Zandvoort, Mercedes looked like they were potentially going to claim their first victory of the season. With Sir Lewis Hamilton attempting a one-stop, Mercedes’ strategists
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Mercedes’ George Russell has affirmed that Max Verstappen would have emerged the winner of the Dutch Grand Prix even had the Silver Arrows left the 24-year-old out on track. Russell started the race sixth behind fourth-placed Sir Lewis Hamilton after both Mercedes drivers were denied a real shot at pole position on Saturday due to
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Red Bull Racing chief advisor Dr Helmut Marko doesn’t think Max Verstappen is the favourite to win the Dutch Grand Prix, despite the reigning World Champion having claimed pole position at Zandvoort. Verstappen is aiming for back-to-back victories at his home race, with the Dutchman having put himself in the best position to do so after
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Mercedes team principal, Toto Wolff, hopes that the event organisers at the Dutch Grand Prix enforce a stricter policy on flares after incidents during qualifying at the Dutch Grand Prix. As the second qualifying session got underway, a red flag was immediately deployed, and it was soon revealed that this was because a fan had
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2022 has been by far the Mercedes F1 Team’s worst in the hybrid era, with the Silver Arrows eight-year run of winning the Constructors’ Championship all but certain to come to an end. The year has been Mercedes’ worst nightmare, with the side having been playing catch-up to Red Bull Racing and Ferrari all season so far.
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Le Mans podium finisher, Ho-Pin Tung, does not believe that Mercedes came into the 2022 season with an altogether bad car, despite their struggles. Ahead of the second test in Bahrain, the Silver Arrows introduced a new chassis design that was intended to take advantage of the ground effect aerodynamics under the new technical regulations.
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Mercedes team principal, Toto Wolff, was amused when he saw Audi’s jovial dig at Mercedes last week. Last week, Audi confirmed, after months of speculation, that they will be entering Formula 1 in 2026, and they will be purchasing an existing team to do so. They therefore will not have to pay the $200 million
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Mercedes team principal, Toto Wolff, has advised caution from his team while designing the W14 amid the continued frustrations being caused by the W13. The new technical regulations introduced this year saw the return of ground effect aerodynamics and, as such, different aerodynamic concepts were necessitated. Everyone was trying to figure out which direction was
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Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff has defended Sir Lewis Hamilton, after the British driver was called an “idiot” after colliding with Fernando Alonso at the Belgian Grand Prix. The seven-time World Champion made an excellent start to the race and quickly found himself in third and right behind Fernando Alonso for second. The British driver
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After a string of good performances, it was back to reality for the Mercedes F1 Team at the Belgian Grand Prix, after their podium run came to a disappointing end, with Sir Lewis Hamilton also enduring his first DNF of the season. The weekend went from bad to worse for the Silver Arrows, after Hamilton qualified 1.8
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