Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1 Team

“Hell of a lot of work to bring this turnaround” — Russell feels “pride” with Mercedes’ gains as they lock out the second row for F1 Spanish GP

Harshpreet Kaur3 months ago3 months ago08 mins

Qualifying right behind his teammate, George Russell will start the 2024 Formula One Spanish Grand Prix in P4. The Mercedes duo have locked out the second row of the grid, with Lewis Hamilton 0.002s faster. “Two milliseconds is the biggest gap I’ve had for the last four races to a driver around me, so it’s…

“As you start to push the car, it doesn’t like it” — Hamilton says the W15 becomes edgy when they go to the limit following P3 in F1 Spanish GP qualifying

Syrine Ferchichi3 months ago3 months ago09 mins

After a difficult start to the season, Mercedes has improved its car performance since Miami by introducing several upgrades. The Spanish Grand Prix showcased the team’s progress, with Lewis Hamilton and George Russell securing the second row in qualifying, despite being three-tenths slower than Max Verstappen and polesitter Lando Norris. This result is promising for…

Mercedes going “full force” as they involve police over email sent to F1 journalists concerning alleged sabotage of Hamilton’s car

James O'Connor3 months ago3 months ago07 mins

Toto Wolff has confirmed that Mercedes has got the police involved following a bizarre email sent by an anonymous person to F1 journalists after the Canadian Grand Prix, much like the Google Drive file received during the case involving Christian Horner earlier this year. In Montréal, Lewis Hamilton was fastest by almost 0.4s in FP3…

Qualcomm expands Mercedes partnerships to F1 Academy and Doriane Pin

Anna Elizabeth Krausová3 months ago3 months ago05 mins

Qualcomm has been an official partner of the Mercedes-AMG Petronas Formula One Team since signing a multi-year deal in 2023. It is a global corporation manufacturing software, semiconductors, services related to wireless technology and more. Now, the company expands its partnership with the team by including Mercedes’ F1 Academy entry Doriane Pin, becoming her senior…

FIA lowers age of F1 super licence holders to 17 for drivers who have “demonstrated outstanding ability” in single-seaters

James O'Connor3 months ago3 months ago04 mins

Andrea Kimi Antonelli could make his F1 debut before he turns 18, whether that is in a free practice session or a complete race weekend itself. Following Max Verstappen making his F1 race bow at the 2015 Australian Grand Prix when he was 17, the FIA tightened the regulations on young drivers getting a certain…

Piastri admits Mercedes were “clearly a lot quicker than everybody” at the end as he finished P5 in F1 Canadian GP

Lucrezia Costa3 months ago3 months ago010 mins

The McLaren driver ended the Canadian weekend in P5 following a heated race that saw him in contention for what could have been a second podium finish in a row following his great result in Monaco. Canada wasn’t as sweet as the Principality to Piastri, who ended his race behind both Mercedes drivers after being…

“I could have just driven better”: Hamilton says his F1 Canadian GP performance was “pretty shocking”

James O'Connor3 months ago3 months ago05 mins

Lewis Hamilton was left to rue what could have been as he missed out on his first Grand Prix podium of the 2024 season at the Canadian Grand Prix. The seven-time World Champion took his first win in F1 at the Gilles Villeneuve Circuit in 2007. It looked like he could go for an eighth…

Russell admits “one too many mistakes at key moments” cost him shot at victory in F1 Canadian GP

Evan Roberts3 months ago3 months ago06 mins

George Russell came across the line in Canada to earn his and Mercedes’ first Grand Prix podium of the season, finishing in a respectable third position. Despite this, he could not convert the pole position he had earnt the day before, beating championship leader Max Verstappen to P1 despite both having achieved the exact same…

Sergio Perez handed 3-place grid penalty for Spanish GP, Red Bull fined following F1 Canadian GP

James O'Connor3 months ago3 months ago05 mins

Sergio Perez will drop 3 spots on the grid for the Spanish Grand Prix as the stewards took a dim view of him driving back to the pits at relatively high speed following a crash in Canada on Sunday. The Mexican got on a wet patch and spun on lap 53 heading into turn 6,…

F1 | Canadian GP | Race | Max Verstappen masters Montreal to win wild race from Norris and Russell

James O'Connor3 months ago3 months ago012 mins

The Saubers of Valtteri Bottas and Zhou Guanyu started from pit lane. They changed to a different rear wing spec as they looked to take advantage of the wet conditions. RUS, VER, NOR, PIA, RIC, ALO, HAM, TSU, STR, ALB, LEC, SAI, SAR, MAG, GAS, PER, HUL, OCO was the final starting grid. 18 drivers…