Mercedes now has George Russell leading the team and the British racer was asked for his thoughts on how close the season will be.
Lewis Hamilton finished fourth with team-mate George Russell fifth in Sunday’s 2024 F1 season finale at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. The race was Hamilton’s 246th and last Grand Prix for Mercedes. Teammate George Russell revealed post-race how happy he was that the seven-time F1 Drivers’ Champion had such a strong final race. Russell also…
George Russell has revealed that he was prepared for an aggressive Max Verstappen in Qatar after the Dutchman’s one place demotion for an incident in qualifying. Instead, having had a poor start off the line, Verstappen came by the British driver with ease. The Mercedes racer would cross the finish line in P4 – a…
After being officially postponed, Qualifying for the main race started early on Sunday on a wet Interlagos track with a temperature of 22°C. Drivers lined up at the pit lane exit, ready to get out on track amid reports of worsening rain expected within 15 minutes, which could be heard over the team radios. Q1All…
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…
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…
McLaren’s Lando Norris kicked things off in the only practice session of the weekend, posting a 1:39.704. Bottas was the first driver into the 1:38s, before Ocon, Sainz and Hamilton beat that. The seven-time World Champion did a 1:38.050. Points leader Max Verstappen logged a 1:37.593 to go fastest moments later, 0.109s ahead of George…
In June it was announced that Sergio Perez signed a new 2-year contract with Red Bull that would take him to the end of the 2026 season. With the newly signed contract the speculation about the Mexican’s future should have been put to rest. Instead there is an endless stream of rumors and speculation about…
In an incredible turn of events at the Austrian Grand Prix, George Russell took home his second career victory. The race, changed entirely by a dramatic collision between Max Verstappen and Lando Norris, resulted in the victory getting handed to the Mercedes driver. The dramatic collision between Verstappen and Norris opened the door for the…
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…
