Lewis Hamilton says that he will fight more in the race if he is in the same position like when he was fighting Charles Leclerc during the sprint for the Qatar Grand Prix. The 7-time world champion is again quite far away from the top positions. He qualified in P7 for the sprint on Saturday…
Despite a strong performance, Mercedes-AMG Petronas’ F1 Team’s George Russell was narrowly edged out for pole position by Red Bull Racing’s Max Verstappen in the final moments of the 2024 F1 Qatar GP qualifying. In the closing stages of the third qualifying session, Russell set a provisional pole with a lap time of 1:20.575. However,…
It’s the final sprint race of the season at the Qatar GP — and for Mercedes’ George Russell the weekend at the Losail International Circuit has been off to a great start. Russell had placed P8 during FP1, and he completed the front row, finishing P2 during Sprint Qualifying. The Briton clocked a time of…
The second day of the Qatar GP weekend gets underway at the Lusail International Circuit with F1 Academy Qualifying. The 16 drivers will have 30 minutes to set their fastest lap times to claim pole position for the start of Race 1 and tomorrow’s Race 2. As a note, for Race 1, which will take…
The first practice session for the F1 Academy in Qatar was a blustery affair, with strong winds adding an extra challenge for the drivers. The headwind into Turn 1, the biggest braking zone on the track, actually helped the drivers brake quicker due to the increased downforce. However, the tailwind into Turns 12 and 13…
Valtteri Bottas confirms he is in talks with Mercedes F1 about taking on a reserve driver role for next season. The Finnish driver has his sights set on a return to the Formula 1 grid in 2026, stating he has turned down an IndyCar offer to focus on this goal. Sauber’s decision to sign rookie…
Mick Schumacher is leaving his reserve driver position at Mercedes as he seeks to focus 100% on racing in 2025 and beyond. The 25-year-old German joined the team as a reserve in 2023 following his departure from Haas after two seasons as Nico Hülkenberg returned to the sport. He has driven in various tests for…
Mercedes dominated the Las Vegas Grand prix weekend. The team secured their 60th 1-2 finish of their history in style under the lights on Saturday night. Team boss Toto Wolff says that it is no coincidence that cold tracks result in his car finding its sweet spot.
It was an impressive recovery race for seven times F1 World Champion Hamilton, who secured his fifth seasonal podium for the first Mercedes 1-2 of 2024 at the Las Vegas GP. Starting from P10, Hamilton managed to fight his way up to the podium, following tough wheel-to-wheel duels with Hülkenberg, Tsunoda and Piastri, entering the…
George Russell scores his second seasonal win at the F1 Las Vegas GP, the third achieved on track including the Spa round from which he was disqualified due to not meeting the minimum weight requirements. The Mercedes driver secures his first ever victory starting from pole, in spite of early assaults from Leclerc, to bring…
