In an unforeseen crossover, Valtteri Bottas has shared in the joke surrounding him and US Winter Olympian Matt Hamilton. While Formula 1 is on its winter break between seasons, the off-season provides the perfect opportunity for drivers to sit down – when they are not training or working with the team – and watch some
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Mercedes have once again suggested that Sir Lewis Hamilton won’t be retiring from Formula 1 ahead of the 2022 season. Hamilton was cruelly denied his eighth F1 world championship last year when race director Michael Masi allowed a limited number of lapped runners to pass a late Safety Car in the season finale, leading to
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Aston Martin’s Sebastian Vettel was delighted to get the opportunity to ride with 1984 rally champion Stig Blomqvist during the Race of Champions [ROC] event in Sweden. Vettel travelled to the event to compete alongside Mick Schumacher for Team Germany and, after Valtteri Bottas pulled out of due to unavoidable commitments, the pair struggled as
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Mercedes, as if it needed further confirmation, have provided reassurance that Sir Lewis Hamilton will be on the grid for the start of the 2022 season following his heartbreak last year. The seven-time world champion looked well on course for his eighth up until the closing stages of the 2021 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, but
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New Mercedes signing George Russell is eagerly anticipating his first season with the team, and aims to be on the podium as quickly as the first race of the season. Russell entered Formula 1 in 2019 with the Williams team and, following three impressive seasons – out-qualifying team-mates Robert Kubica and Nicholas Latifi 57 times
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George Russell has revealed that his move to Mercedes this year may never have happened were it not for a phone call convincing him not to join Volkswagen in the DTM series. Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff had offered the Briton a sponsorship deal to compete in Formula 3 in 2015, but the 23-year-old decided
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Aston Martin’s Sebastian Vettel is open to trying his hand at more off-road motorsport challenges following the Race of Champions (ROC) event in Sweden. For the first time ever, the Race of Champions was held at Pite Havsbad and featured the unique discipline of ice racing. Vettel flew out to Scandinavia with friend and Haas
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New Alfa Romeo signing Valtteri Bottas maintains that he is a much happier man since his arrival to the Swiss team than he was during his five years at Mercedes. When Nico Rosberg retired at the end of his title-winning 2016 season following three brutal years battling with Sir Lewis Hamilton for the championship, Bottas
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Ex-F1 racer Perry McCarthy has revealed the crucial ingredients needed for Formula 1 drivers to succeed in the sport after George Russell’s move from Williams to Mercedes. Following three impressive seasons at the Grove-based team, Russell was promoted into the Mercedes drive to replace the out-going Valtteri Bottas who is headed to Alfa Romeo. The
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Alfa Romeo have announced that they will unveil their 2022 challenger on 27 February, two days after it is given its “shakedown” in Barcelona. The Swiss team had a largely disappointing season last year, slumping to ninth in the Constructors’ Championship as Kimi Raikkonen and Antonio Giovinazzi extracted six points finishes between them from the
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