Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff has said that anything is possible as the Silver Arrows ponder the changes they might make in a bid to improve the performance of the car. The new technical regulations have caught the Brackley-based side out early in 2022, with “porpoising,” adverse corner handling, tyre warmup and straight-line speed all
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Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff concedes that Sir Lewis Hamilton is in a “different situation” now than he has been for much in his career, but maintains that this is not going to demotivate him. Hamilton sits sixth in the Drivers’ Standings having achieved a best finish of third at the Bahrain Grand Prix, and
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Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff is aiming to decipher the handling troubles George Russell and Sir Lewis Hamilton are experiencing by the Spanish Grand Prix. Russell topped FP2 on Friday in an auspicious-looking day for the Silver Arrows in Florida, but he ended FP3 down in 17th as the car’s performance took a sudden turn for
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Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff had no strong feelings after George Russell and Sir Lewis Hamilton ended the Miami Grand Prix fifth and sixth, respectively. Russell was left “confused” after the he was unable to make it out of Q2 on Saturday having looked strong on Friday, but starting on the Hards, he slowly began
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This weekend’s inaugural Miami Grand Prix has been met with praise from current Formula 1 team principals, despite some fairly comical infrastructures around the newly built Miami International Autodrome. Formula 1 has seen a dramatic rise in America over recent years, with the 2023 calendar set to feature three races in the United States. Mercedes
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Mercedes have arrived at the Miami Grand Prix with a new front wing, rear wing and wing beam as they seek to mitigate the “porpoising” problem that has been affecting them this season. The new technical regulations means that the cars are running lower to the ground as a result of the re-introduction of ground
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Race director Niels Wittich has given the drivers another reminder of the importance of wearing fire-proof clothing, and has outlined the risks attached to not doing so. The German stressed in his notes ahead of the Australian Grand Prix that jewellery is prohibited from being worn in the cockpit during competition as per the regulation
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Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff has affirmed his belief that there is room for three races in China as Formula 1 looks to broaden its reach. China has played host to 16 world championship grand prix since 2004, with all of them being held at the Shanghai International Circuit since 2004, but Formula 1 has
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Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff and former Formula 1 driver Jos Verstappen appear to be back on speaking terms after their intense feud in 2021. A great deal of respected existed between the pair prior to last year when the Verstappens were keeping their options open amid Red Bull’s efforts to climb back to the
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2016 Formula 1 world champion Nico Rosberg reckons Sir Lewis Hamilton’s deficit to George Russell will be riling the 37-year-old up, but believes his former team-mate can pull it together. Mercedes have made a dire start to the 2022 season, and have suffered with “porpoising” and handling problems as they attempt to discern the best
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