Mercedes’ George Russell has suggested that his mindset is no different now to what it was at Williams since he joined Mercedes. The Briton spent three years at the Grove outfit and perennially impressed as he out-qualified teammates Robert Kubica and Nicholas Latifi 57 times in 59 races. He managed his first-ever Williams points in
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Valtteri Bottas has revealed a message he received from Kimi Raikkonen ahead of his debut with Alfa Romeo, telling him he would enjoy his stay at the Swiss team. Bottas spent five years racing for Mercedes alongside Sir Lewis Hamilton as he won 10 of his 101 races with the team having signed from Williams.
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Formula 1 technical director Ross Brawn has said that Mercedes and Red Bull must work to avoid a repeat of McLaren and Ferrari’s 2009 struggles ahead of the 2022 season. Sir Lewis Hamilton and Felipe Massa became embroiled in a gargantuan battle in 2008, with the Briton eventually coming out on top to claim his
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Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff has insisted that he will not be issuing any preferential treatment to either Sir Lewis Hamilton or George Russell in 2022. Russell has replaced Valtteri Bottas alongside Hamilton this year following a five-year spell that often saw the Finn placed into a support role for the seven-time world champion. However,
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Former Formula 1 driver Ralf Schumacher has commented on the harmony being developed at Mercedes between Sir Lewis Hamilton and George Russell, noting the “gentle” approach they are taking towards each other. Russell has been signed by Mercedes from Williams ahead of the 2022 season to replace the departing Valtteri Bottas, who has joined Alfa
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Valtteri Bottas has told George Russell that he is stepping into Mercedes alongside a phenomenal racing driver in Sir Lewis Hamilton, and that beating him will take some doing. The Finn partnered Hamilton for five years, replacing Nico Rosberg in 2017 following the German’s shock retirement after his title success in 2016. Together, they helped
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Last week, at the launch of Mercedes’ 2022 car, Sir Lewis Hamilton said he is “excited” to partner George Russell at the team this upcoming season, after racing alongside Valtteri Bottas for the prior five years. The seven-time world champion described Russell’s career thus far as “amazing” and, as for him joining the Silver Arrows,
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Alfa Romeo are said to have made significant progress on their 2022 car compared to last year’s machine, with their new car reportedly set to be around one second faster despite the changes to the technical regulations. Alfa Romeo were an average of one second slower than Mercedes last season, which was a four-tenth improvement
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Sir Lewis Hamilton has admitted he lost “faith” in the FIA following his controversial championship defeat to Max Verstappen last year, but has backed himself to come back stronger in 2022. Hamilton was on course to secure his record eighth world championship at the season-ending Abu Dhabi Grand Prix before a late Safety Car was
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Ahead of their launch in less than two weeks, Alfa Romeo have sent their 2022 car out on the circuit for the first time. In a camouflaged livery to disguise aerodynamic features on the car, the new machine was rolled out onto the Ferrari test track at Fiorano yesterday for its first unofficial “shakedown.” This
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