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“They’re definitely more sensitive than any other season I remember” — Hamilton identifies tyre prep as key factor influencing F1 performance

Magdalena Put8 months ago8 months ago03 mins

Lewis Hamilton made a long-awaited return to the podium with a P3 finish at last week’s Spanish Grand Prix, sparking hopes of a Mercedes resurgence after a slow start to the season. Speaking on Thursday ahead of the Austrian Grand Prix, Hamilton admitted that the W15 has proven tricky to set up in a way…

Toto Wolff plays his cards close to his chest amid rumours of Verstappen joining Mercedes in F1

Ryan McGahey8 months ago8 months ago04 mins

Toto Wolff has remained tight-lipped regarding the future driver lineup of Mercedes in Formula 1 with the impending exit of seven time champion Lewis Hamilton at the end of the season. With Formula 1’s silly season well underway, the rumour mill has been running at full pace regarding George Russell’s 2025 teammate at Mercedes. One…

Wolff says Mercedes “missing three tenths” a lap to fight Norris and Verstappen following F1 Spanish GP

David Coath8 months ago8 months ago010 mins

Mercedes left Spain with a solid points haul for the team but ultimately didn’t have the ultimate pace to race with the top two finishers Max Verstappen and Lando Norris. Team Principal Toto Wolff reflected on the race in his post-race press conference with written print media. He discussed the team’s strategy, how to balance…

George Russell says hard tyre was “pretty rubbish” on his way to P4 finish in F1 Spanish GP

Karishma Persad8 months ago8 months ago08 mins

Despite taking an early lead on lap 1, Mercedes’ George Russell ended Sunday’s Spanish Grand Prix in fourth. Speaking after the race, Russell described his performance as “a little bit” frustrating, adding that there had been several small factors which had affected his result. A 5.5s stop first time around did not help, and he…

Hamilton: Mercedes becoming “more consistent” following F1 Spanish GP podium, concedes his qualifying performances “have been so bad for the last 15 races”

Chiara Martin8 months ago8 months ago05 mins

Lewis Hamilton expressed immense satisfaction after securing his first Grand Prix podium finish of the year, marking a significant boost for both himself and the Mercedes team. Reflecting on the achievement, Hamilton said, “Yes. Big, big boost to finally get a good result. It’s been a minute since I’ve been up here in the race….

“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 Kaur8 months ago8 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 Ferchichi8 months ago8 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…

F1 | Spanish GP | FP3 | Sainz leads Norris and Leclerc in final practice; top 5 separated by just 0.151s

Nicolas Lopes8 months ago06 mins

Final practice for the 2024 Spanish GP got underway in sunny conditions at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, as drivers and teams started to make their final preparatiojs ahead of an all important qualifying session on a circuit that’s notoriously difficult to overtake at. An interesting pattern in the first 20 minutes of the session was…

Mercedes, McLaren, Ferrari and Red Bull drivers reflect on close battle ahead of qualifying day at the F1 Spanish GP

Evan Roberts8 months ago8 months ago09 mins

Ahead of this weekend’s race, much is expected to return to what we have become accustomed to over recent times, as Red Bull come into Spain hot favorites, largely due to the traditional nature of the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya which is expected to suit the RB20. Despite this, championship leader Max Verstappen has played down…

F1 | Spanish GP | FP2 | Hamilton leads quiet session from Sainz and Norris

Lucrezia Costa8 months ago8 months ago05 mins

Cars are back on track again for the second practise session of the weekend. Among the first drivers lapping in Barcelona there was the Mercedes duo, with RB’s Ricciardo a bit late due to some final set up tweaks. After the first set of attempts Norris leads with a 1:14.197s ahead of Russell and Verstappen,…