The point when Mercedes chose to supplant Valtteri Bottas with George Russell, left the Finn with a major choice. Probably not going to be in a race-winning vehicle in 2022, he had a decision between his old group at Williams and the Alfa Romeo group to supplant Kimi Räikkönen. Neither one of the groups was… Continue reading
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Lewis Hamilton is eager to see action on diversity
With Formula One due to drop its pre-race anti-racism ritual in 2022, Lewis Hamilton says he’s looking forward to seeing the sport deliver on its promise of actions over gestures. Lewis Hamilton says he’s excited to see how Formula One continues to improve diversity and inclusion in the years ahead. F1 has operated its ‘We… Continue reading
Russell asks for the reintroduction of a once-forbidden trick to combat porpoising
George Russell is concerned about the ‘porpoising’ phenomena that affected F1 testing last week, but believes he has a remedy. The return of a forbidden technology from the 1990s, according to George Russell, could remedy the ‘porpoising’ difficulties that dominated headlines at last week’s first pre-season test in Barcelona. The shift to a ground effect… Continue reading
George Russell not interested in any Mercedes mind games
After stating McLaren and Ferrari had the advantage in Barcelona, George Russell believes he is uninterested in any Mercedes mind games ahead of the 2022 Formula One season Despite informing reporters that his timesheet-topping Mercedes car is behind Ferrari and McLaren in development, George Russell insists he is not playing mind games ahead of the 2022 Formula… Continue reading
Video: The interesting moments from Mercedes’ W13 introduction and shakedown
Mercedes has released video highlights from last week’s W13 car introduction and race debut at Silverstone. On Friday, Mercedes was the latest team to reveal their Formula One car for 2022, when the new W13 was unveiled. Despite the severe storms across the UK, Lewis Hamilton, George Russell, and Toto Wolff were mostly present for the… Continue reading