Before the Formula 1 Azerbaijan Grand Prix was given its name, the Baku City Circuit hosted its maiden F1 race in 2016 under the name the F1 European Grand Prix. The 2016 European GP marked the eighth round of the Formula 1 World Championship and remains the most recent race to carry the European GP…
Mercedes post-F1 Italian GP debrief reveals what went wrong for Kimi Antonelli at the start of last weekend’s Grand Prix. Mercedes’ Kimi Antonelli suffered a poor start from P6 on the grid at last weekend’s Italian Grand Prix. A strong qualifying performance saw the young Italian line up in P6 on the grid behind his…
Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff has weighed in on McLaren’s controversial driver swap at the F1 Italian GP as Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris continue to compete in the two-way race for the Drivers’ Championship. The Austrian reckons that McLaren’s decision to instruct Piastri to relinquish his place after a slow pit stop for Norris…
Ferrari, led by Fred Vasseur, had a solid if unspectacular home race at the F1 Italian GP in Monza. Charles Leclerc finished P4, with Lewis Hamilton in 6th. The Brit recovered from a 5-place grid penalty to take home a good result. Fred Vasseur on tyre overheating troubles for Charles Leclerc in early stages of…
Mercedes driver Kimi Antonelli has opened up about the five-second penalty he received, his overall performance during the race weekend, his struggles with the W16, the areas to improve upon, and the European leg of the season following his disappointing ninth-place finish at the F1 Italian GP. Despite beaching his car in the gravel during…
Doriane Pin may not have enjoyed the dominance she showed last season at the Dutch GP, but the Mercedes driver still came away with her remarkable F1 Academy podium streak intact. The Frenchwoman’s run of top-three finishes now stands at nine consecutive rounds, stretching back to this very circuit a year ago. What happened to…
George Russell’s Italian GP qualifying session saw him qualify P6. The Mercedes driver will start the race on Sunday in P5 following Hamilton’s grid penalty from Zandvoort being applied. Strong start during qualifying George Russell showed promise early during the Italian GP qualifying session. The Mercedes driver topped Q1 with impressive pace on the medium…
George Russell insists he holds no grudges over his clash with Charles Leclerc at the F1 Dutch GP, though he remains adamant the Ferrari driver left the track while making the move. The pair made contact at Turn 12 around midway through the race, with Leclerc lunging around the outside after the Virtual Safety Car…
Mercedes team representative Bradley Lord has opened up about the damage George Russell’s W16 had sustained following his collision with Charles Leclerc, the subsequent loss of performance, and the team order issued to swap places with Kimi Antonelli during the F1 Dutch GP on Sunday. After managing to set the fifth-fastest time in qualifying, Russell…
Team principal Laurent Mekies has opened up about the ambitious tyre strategy, Red Bull’s turnaround from Hungary, the objectives for the remainder of the season, and the pit wall’s reaction to Max Verstappen recovering from a wild slide on the opening lap of the F1 Dutch GP to gain a position. After qualifying in third…
