Because Mercedes have not suffered with reliability issues yet in 2022, that does not mean that they can blindly trust it will remain that way. There has been a total of seven reliability-related failures so far this year between Red Bull and Ferrari, with Max Verstappen, Sergio Perez, Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz all being
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Netflix’s F1 series Drive to Survive has certainly done wonders for the sport in terms of growing the audience worldwide. The series has created narratives over recent years, and has captured outbursts from both drivers and team principals not usually seen on TV. It’s rumoured that the biggest outburst yet will be seen on the
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Former Formula 1 supremo Bernie Ecclestone has criticised Sir Lewis Hamilton for his demeanour so far this year, indicating that the 37-year-old should step down. Hamilton and new team-mate George Russell have had to contend with a misbehaving Mercedes car in 2022 after the Silver Arrows struggled to adapt to the new technical regulations. The
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Sir Lewis Hamilton has endured a monumentally challenging start to 2022, after having to deal with a underperforming car and an ultra-competitive team-mate. The seven-time World Champion has seen himself well off the leading pace so far this season, due to the W13 being a highly problematic car. Whilst Hamilton has struggled to get the
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Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff is very pleased with the harmony George Russell and Sir Lewis Hamilton have developed since the 24-year-old joined Mercedes at the start of the year. The Silver Arrows have struggled to adapt to the new technical regulations that have seen the main bulk of the aerodynamics moved to the floor
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Former Formula 1 driver Christian Danner says the buck stops with Mercedes boss Toto Wolff as far as their failure to launch a title challenge this year. The new technical regulations brought about the return of ground effect aerodynamics in 2022 and, as such, a completely new philosophy was needed as to how to design
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Ferrari team principal Mattia Binotto was left confused as to the speed of Mercedes’ turnaround of an additional floor stay ahead of the Canadian Grand Prix. The FIA passed a technical directive (TD) ahead of the weekend that was designed to limit “porpoising” and bouncing for safety reasons. It came after Mercedes pair Sir Lewis
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Haas driver Mick Schumacher strolled into the Mercedes garage during the Canadian Grand Prix weekend, much to the bemusement of team principal Toto Wolff. The Mercedes social media admin was asking motorsport communications director Bradley Lord what was happening in the session but, before he could answer, he spotted a lost Haas driver walking through
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Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff believes that Mercedes are beginning to make more of an dent on the advantage Red Bull and Ferrari have over them after Sir Lewis Hamilton’s podium in Montreal. Hamilton qualified fourth in wet conditions in Montreal, and passed Alpine’s Fernando Alonso to take third away from the Spaniard as misfortune
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Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff does not believe that “porpoising” is an issue for the Silver Arrows any longer. Mercedes have suffered from a significant lack of performance due to the ground effect aerodynamic this year, and their ultimately flawed design aerodynamically meant that the floor was violently hitting the track surface in the first
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