Mercedes has been on the up, kind of. While this campaign has been more successful compared to last season and 2022 regarding wins, the team has been hit with ups and downs throughout this season. On the positive side, the team does have 3 wins this season, twice from Lewis Hamilton and once from George…
Mercedes has had to put a stop to its development efforts for the current Formula 1 season, with repair costs from a series of recent crashes limiting what’s left of its budget. The team has seen expenses rise after several high-impact incidents, including Andrea Kimi Antonelli’s crash in Monza and George Russell’s accidents in Austin…
Mercedes team boss Toto Wolff says that Max Verstappen’s interpretation of Formula 1’s driving guidelines will change the way on how every other driver will race in the future. Max Verstappen has been focus again for his driving. The FIA is set to close a grey area, the Red Bull driver has been exploiting in…
Despite tyre strategy issues, set-up struggles, and a race-long battle with his teammate, Lewis Hamilton picked up an impressive fourth-place finish at the Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez. With the Mexico GP throwing the drivers plenty of surprises, Hamilton claimed the race was “fun” and that he had a good start, but quickly noted, “I had a…
After a tumultuous start to the weekend with a crash in second Friday practice and a race that didn’t unfold how he had hoped, George Russell was pleased with a 5th place finish at the Mexico City Grand Prix. While Russell felt he “made a really strong start, […] I kind of got a bit…
Mercedes’ Lewis Hamilton had one less practice session this weekend as he loaned his car to incoming 2025 driver Kimi Antonelli for FP1. The rookie had damaged the car’s floor during his run as he ran over some debris, an incident that he was blameless for. Despite the car having slight improvements during FP3, the…
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…
Friday of rookies in Mexico City for the very first free practice session of the weekend: from Pato O’Ward taking over the McLaren of Lando Norris on home soil, to Felipe Drugovich stepping in for Fernando Alonso at Aston and Robert Shwartzman taking Zhou Guanyu’s place beside Valtteri Bottas. For some only a chance to…
The second practise session of the day will be 90 minutes long due to the extra time allowed for the testing of the new Pirelli tyres and the extensive amount of young drivers implemented in the previous on track session. Following his FP1 crash involving Oliver Bearman, Williams announced that Alexander Albon will miss the…
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…
