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Mercedes “cannot write it off” to get a head start on the F1 2026 regulations — Toto Wolff won’t be sacrificing 2025 season

Senjuti Jash5 months ago5 months ago011 mins

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…

Wolff reacts to Horner voicing interest in hiring George Russell for Red Bull F1 — “Christian is always trying to stir s*** up”

Rebecca Malitz5 months ago5 months ago06 mins

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…

“That was a mistake” — Mercedes TD James Allison rues Hamilton’s alternate tyre strategy as he addresses their “disappointing” result at F1 Singapore GP

Senjuti Jash5 months ago5 months ago019 mins

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….

Doriane Pin “wanted more” than double podium from F1 Academy Singapore weekend, missing the fastest lap in Race 2 by “less than one tenth”

Anna Elizabeth Krausová5 months ago5 months ago05 mins

Coming into the 2024 F1 Academy season, Doriane Pin was one of the favorites to potentially win the Drivers’ Championship. Now, six races later and with the last two rounds ahead of us, the Mercedes driver sits second in the overall standings. Though the chance to catch the leading Abbi Pulling is slim, Pin has…

“The car came alive” — Hamilton on dramatic shift in performance and qualifying P3 at F1 Singapore GP

Senjuti Jash5 months ago5 months ago011 mins

Considering his one-lap struggles in recent times, Lewis Hamilton bounced back to secure the third position in qualifying for the Singapore Grand Prix. While he managed to beat his Mercedes teammate George Russell by 0.026 seconds, his time of 1:29.841 in a one-lap shootout in Q3 (following Carlos Sainz’s crash) placed him over three tenths…

Maya Weug on her “quiet” and “lonely” Race 1 of F1 Academy in Singapore

Anna Elizabeth Krausová5 months ago5 months ago04 mins

Maya Weug, backed up by Ferrari in F1 Academy, scored another podium to add to her resume as a talented racing driver with great potential. The 20-year-old started the race in P2 and even though she didn’t manage to catch Abbi Pulling in first, at least she didn’t let Doriane Pin behind pass her. She…

Abbi Pulling: “I’m not putting any pressure on myself” in the championship battle as she reflects on Race 1 of F1 Academy in Singapore

Anna Elizabeth Krausová5 months ago5 months ago07 mins

There has not been a race weekend in F1 Academy this season without Abbi Pulling winning at least one of the two races — and the street circuit of Marina Bay didn’t change this impressive statistic. The English driver backed by Alpine saw her sixth victory in 2024 earlier today, starting from pole position and…

Russell hails “absolutely incredible turnaround” by Mercedes to lock out second row for F1 Singapore GP

Senjuti Jash5 months ago5 months ago07 mins

Despite securing a spot on the podium in Baku with George Russell, Mercedes had fairly low expectations regarding their qualifying performance at the Singapore Grand Prix after struggling for pace in the two practice sessions on Friday. However, the tide turned in their favour today as the Silver Arrows managed to lock out the second…

“It is a black magic” — Russell attributes their inability to fight for the win at F1 Azerbaijan GP to the discrepancy in performance of different Pirelli compounds

Senjuti Jash5 months ago5 months ago09 mins

After lining up in fifth on the grid and losing a place off the line, George Russell’s hopes of scoring a podium were understandably low. However, the W15’s excellent pace on the hard compound tyres allowed him to retake the position from Max Verstappen. As an unexpected bonus, the shocking collision between Carlos Sainz and…

Mercedes return to pre-Zandvoort floor for F1 Azerbaijan GP

James O'Connor5 months ago5 months ago09 mins

Mercedes revert to older-spec floor for F1 Azerbaijan GP Ahead of this weekend’s Azerbaijan Grand Prix, Pit Debrief has learned Mercedes will return to the floor they ran pre-sumner break as balance issues have affected the W15 in recent weeks. A tricky start to the season saw the team fail to finish in the top…