Mercedes’ Dual-Axis Steering (DAS) system caused a stir as the 2020 season got underway in Austria, with teams and pundits quickly noticing the innovation. READ: ‘We Don’t Have Answers’: Mercedes Admit They’re Struggling Ahead Of Bahrain GP Red Bull swiftly lodged a protest against the system with the FIA – and episode two of the
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Mercedes endured their worst pre-season test in the turbo-hybrid era of Formula One last weekend at Bahrain, with the Silver Arrows being hit by reliability issues and Sir Lewis Hamilton in particular struggling to get to grips with the W12. READ: Sebastian Vettel Willing To Accept ‘Horrible’ Car As Long As It’s Quick Speaking after
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Valtteri Bottas has revealed that he thought about retiring from Formula One after the Mercedes F1 Team ordered him to allow Sir Lewis Hamilton through to win the 2018 Russian Grand Prix. READ: Williams Admit It’ll Be Difficult To Retain Russell If He’s Offered Mercedes Seat At that point in the season, Hamilton was in
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George Russell is in an excellent position to join Mercedes in the near future, with him impressing at Williams and outperforming Valtteri Bottas in equal machinery when he filled in for Sir Lewis Hamilton at Bahrain last season. READ: ‘It’s Not Sporting’: Haas Insist Mazepin Won’t Be Favoured Over Schumacher Russell is expected to join
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Valtteri Bottas will be trying to stop Sir Lewis Hamilton from winning his eighth F1 title in 2021, but there’s no guarantee Mercedes will have the fastest car this year. READ: ‘I’m Gonna Have You Off’: Pundits React To Raikkonen & Sainz’s Bizarre Crash Red Bull and Max Verstappen in particular looked strong during pre-season
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Mercedes driver Valtteri Bottas poked fun at Max Verstappen today during an official media event after the morning session of the final day of the three-day Bahrain pre-season test. READ: ‘We Are Sandbagging’: Valtteri Bottas On Mercedes’ Testing Woes Bottas was sitting in the seat the driver who finishes in P3 typically sits in following
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Pre-season testing did not go well for the Mercedes F1 Team, with Valtteri Bottas missing most of the Friday morning session due to a gearbox issue and Sir Lewis Hamilton then struggling for pace in the afternoon. READ: ‘Ferrari Still Think Vettel Drives For Them’: F1 Fans Notice Something Unusual At Testing Things continued to
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Valtteri Bottas set the pace on day two of pre-season testing in Bahrain, with him managing a best lap time of 1m30.289s on a set of C5s – the softest tyre in Pirelli’s 2021 F1 range – in the closing segment of the afternoon session. Sir Lewis Hamilton, who will be gunning for a record-breaking
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Daniel Ricciardo topped the time sheet for the morning session of the first day of the three days of pre-season testing in Bahrain. Ricciardo, who joined McLaren from Renault at the end of 2020, completed 45 laps around the Bahrain International Circuit and set a best time of 1:32.203 using Pirelli’s new C2 tyres. READ:
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Mercedes have revealed the rear floor of their 2021 car, the W12, as day one of pre-season testing got underway in Bahrain on Friday. The Silver Arrows opted to hide the rear floor area – the part of the car most affected by the changes to the technical regulations this season – when they unveiled
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