The curious case of Mercedes and the W15 has continued at the Mexico City Grand Prix. Things looked encouraging for the team as George Russell was fastest in first practice. However, that quickly turned as the Brit crashed in FP2 during the Pirelli tyre test session. On Saturday, they always looked a step behind Ferrari…
As the 2024 season rapidly nears its end, Sauber’s Valtteri Bottas has admitted that he is considering “all the alternatives” for his future in Formula One. This comes after speculation emerged linking Bottas to the position of reserve driver at Mercedes – his former team with which he achieved all ten of his F1 victories…
Mercedes appeared to be quite optimistic about the upgrades they introduced at Austin after George Russell bagged a front row start in the sprint race. However, their performance took a turn for the worse as the weekend progressed. Despite qualifying in P6 on Saturday, Russell’s heavy crash at the end of Q3 resulted in him…
The United States GP qualifying ended abruptly when George Russell collided with the barriers during his final Q3 push lap. The Briton suffered a snap of oversteer at Turn 19, sending him into the gravel and destroying his front right suspension, prompting double yellow flags. With Lewis Hamilton knocked out in Q1, it was a…
Lewis Hamilton’s nightmare weekend continued at the United States Grand Prix late Saturday afternoon as he was sensationally knocked out in Q1. In the fight for pole in Sprint qualifying, the 39-year-old was compromised by Franco Colapinto spinning in SQ3, leaving him down in P7 on the grid. He made up a spot in the…
Since the February announcement that Lewis Hamilton had signed with Ferrari for the 2025 season onwards, there has been questions that the Brit may not be able to adapt to the Ferrari culture as well as someone like Charles Leclerc. After spending the last 12 years with British-based team Mercedes, and 6 years prior to…
It has been a year of contrasting emotions for seven-time World Champion Lewis Hamilton. After ending his winless run by taking a memorable win at the British Grand Prix back in July, the Brit followed it up with victory at Spa following George Russell’s disqualification. However, qualifying has been a real struggle for the 104-time…
The 2024 season has been a chronicle of ups and downs for Mercedes as they continue to grapple with the concept of F1’s current generation of ground effect cars. Despite a shaky start to their campaign, the Brackley-based team seemed to turn things around before the summer break when they managed to clinch three victories…
In June it was announced that Sergio Perez signed a new 2-year contract with Red Bull that would take him to the end of the 2026 season. With the newly signed contract the speculation about the Mexican’s future should have been put to rest. Instead there is an endless stream of rumors and speculation about…
A podium seemed to be on the cards for Mercedes at the Singapore Grand Prix after they managed to lock out the second row on the grid in an interrupted qualifying session. However, certain missteps on the part of the pit wall in terms of splitting strategies and subpar race pace compromised their performance massively….
