Mercedes have denied reports that their 2022 car failed a side crash test from the FIA, insisting that the W13 is ready to go for the new season. The Brackley-based team were said to have failed the side-on collision test, as the Italian edition of Motorsport.com had reported. “The static test was not passed a
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Red Bull advisor Dr Helmut Marko has detailed the areas in which he believes Sergio Perez has the beating of former Mercedes driver Valtteri Bottas, labelling the Finn a “loser” when it comes to close-quarter racing. Bottas often found himself stuck behind slower cars during the middle part of races during his Mercedes career, and
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Valtteri Bottas has revealed that he missed out on a bonus when Max Verstappen beat Sir Lewis Hamilton to title glory in 2021, but the Finn is not overly concerned. Bottas claimed one victory and 11 podiums last season on his way to third in the Drivers’ Championship, beating Red Bull’s Sergio Perez as Verstappen
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New Alfa Romeo signing Valtteri Bottas says he was initially surprised at Nico Rosberg’s decision to retire in 2016, but now appreciates his reasons for doing so. Rosberg spent four years partnering Sir Lewis Hamilton at Mercedes after a three-year spell alongside another seven-time world champion – Michael Schumacher. Three of those seasons featured successive
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Williams team principal Jost Capito has said he would like Sir Lewis Hamilton to stay on the grid and partner George Russell at Mercedes, but is not really bothered whether he stays or goes. Rumours of the seven-time world champion’s departure from Formula 1 have been in the air ever since his controversial championship defeat
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1996 Formula 1 world champion Damon Hill is looking forward to how Sir Lewis Hamilton and George Russell collaborate in 2022, but has warned the young Brit against approaching the seven-time champion as his enemy. Russell has signed from Williams to replace Alfa Romeo-bound Valtteri Bottas, and much has been made of his potential to
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Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff has applauded Sir Lewis Hamilton for his magnanimity in the immediate aftermath of the 2021 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. Hamilton missed out on his record-breaking eighth world championship in last year’s season finale following a controversial Safety Car restart that saw Michael Masi renege on an earlier decision by only
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New Alfa Romeo signing Valtteri Bottas has said he did not think of anyone but himself when making the decision to move to the Swiss team for 2022. Bottas spent five years driving for Mercedes, winning 10 of the 101 races he contested with them while playing a largely support role for team-mate Sir Lewis
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Former Formula 1 driver Perry McCarthy has said he believes that new Alfa Romeo driver Valtteri Bottas is better than many F1 fans give him credit for, and listed other drivers he enjoys watching. Bottas spent five years partnering Sir Lewis Hamilton at Mercedes, and often found himself playing a support role for the Briton
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2016 world champion Nico Rosberg has praised the job Valtteri Bottas did at Mercedes, stating that the Finn’s time at the serial constructors’ champions was not the same as his own. Rosberg spent four years battling Sir Lewis Hamilton in what proved an immensely tense atmosphere between two drivers who once saw one another as
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