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“A lot of the car has been designed” around Hamilton’s wishes, says Russell on the F1 W15

Chiara Martin10 months ago10 months ago05 mins

In an open admission, George Russell has acknowledged that a considerable part of Mercedes’ strategy in designing their new W15 car has been centred around the feedback and preferences of his teammate, Lewis Hamilton. This approach comes as Mercedes aims to recalibrate and reclaim their leading position in Formula 1 following a period of relative…

“A shock, “really strong” — Hamilton and Russell on a dominant FP2 for Mercedes at F1 Bahrain GP

Ana Cordera10 months ago10 months ago07 mins

Photo Credit: Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1 Team

Christian Horner on Day 1 of 2024 pre-season testing in Bahrain

F1 | Horner issues statement following a leak of files in relation to misconduct allegations levelled against him

Ryan McGahey10 months ago10 months ago09 mins

Red Bull Racing team principal Christian Horner maintains his denial of misconduct allegations made against him following a leak of information containing files relating to Red Bull’s concluded investigation into the matter. Zak Brown and Toto Wolff meanwhile have called for the FIA to look into the matter. Following yesterday’s announcement that Christian Horner had…

Bottas on the Sauber F1 C44: “I’m definitely much happier in the car now than I was this time last year”

Daniel Mora10 months ago10 months ago05 mins

Bottas shares his thoughts on this year’s car and believes this is a step forward.

Hamilton leads a Mercedes 1-2 in F1 FP2 at the Bahrain GP

James O'Connor10 months ago10 months ago04 mins

Photo Credit: Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1 Team

Leclerc believes Ferrari made a “step forward” in understanding how to unlock performance with their F1 2024 challenger

Magdalena Put10 months ago10 months ago09 mins

It’s evident that the reigning champions have no intention to rest on their laurels even after a record-crushing 2023 season. Instead of playing it safe and building on the existing philosophy of their single-seater, Red Bull opted for a more radical design path with the RB20. All signs point towards them being the team to…

Ricciardo puts RB on top in Bahrain GP F1 FP1 ahead of Norris and Piastri; Verstappen down in sixth

Nicolas Lopes10 months ago10 months ago07 mins

Daniel Ricciardo put an impressive performance in for RB F1 to lead the very first free practice session of the season, just ahead of the two McLaren cars of Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri, with Yuki Tsunoda completing a strong showing from the Faenza squad with P4. Max Verstappen struggled with the downshifts in his…

Williams focusing on improving corner exits for Bahrain GP after “struggling” during F1 Testing — Sargeant

Luke-John Buckle10 months ago10 months ago08 mins

Logan Sargeant has outlined the areas in which Williams needs to improve with the FW46 to make it more competitive. The British team enjoyed a year of improvement in 2023, finishing 7th in the Constructors’ Championship. Speaking about how the car felt in testing, he explained corners exits proved to be tricky. The American driver…

We have “a lot to learn” and need to “be patient” — Alpine drivers refuse to write off 2024 F1 season after bad Bahrain test

Lucrezia Costa10 months ago10 months ago07 mins

2024 so far has not been going according to Alpine’s plans. After many early reports of failed crash tests and radical changes to the package following a disappointing 2023 where they were a distant P6, the A524 rolled out for its first official outing of the year last week. It wasn’t an easy pre-season test…

Shovlin admits Mercedes F1 need to work on qualifying pace ahead of Bahrain GP

Jonah Presser11 months ago11 months ago03 mins

Mercedes seem on the up this year. After a few years of being down and out after securing seven-straight consturctors’ titles, the Brixton and Brackley team onyl secured one win in the last two years, and admitted to having fundamental problems with their car development. That being said, their new car seems to be promising…