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Russell: W15 is “inherently missing something in high speed” as he qualifies only P9 for F1 Japanese GP

Syrine Ferchichi1 year ago1 year ago07 mins

The start of Mercedes’ 2024 season has been marked by correlation issues and performance varying between sessions throughout the weekend. This trend continued at the Japanese Grand Prix qualifying session, where Mercedes did not deviate from their usual results. With impressive performance throughout final practice, it was expected that both drivers would perform well and…

F1 Japanese GP | FP3 | Verstappen leads Perez and the two Mercedes drivers in final practice

James O'Connor1 year ago1 year ago04 mins

On a cloudy morning at Suzuka, the drivers quickly took to the track after FP2 was basically written off because of the weather. A 1:30.265 from Max Verstappen kicked things off in FP3 on the mediums, 0.188s ahead of Sergio Perez. The Haas of Kevin Magnussen got it wrong at the hairpin, losing the rear…

F1 Japanese GP | FP1 | Verstappen leads Perez and Sainz; Sargeant crashes heavily

James O'Connor1 year ago1 year ago05 mins

At RB F1, Ayumu Iwasa replaced Daniel Ricciardo in first practice as the Faenza-based team used this session as an opportunity to tick off one of the two where a rookie must be run in FP1 during the season. The Mercedes of Lewis Hamilton posted the first time on a 1:32.945, before Lando Norris beat…

F1 drivers divided over Fernando Alonso’s contentious Australian GP penalty

Magdalena Put1 year ago1 year ago015 mins

The penalty imposed on Fernando Alonso for “dangerous driving” as he defended against George Russell on the penultimate lap in Melbourne remains a big talking point heading into the Japanese Grand Prix. Alonso was found braking and downshifting about 100 metres earlier than expected, slowing rapidly before accelerating again to make the corner. These defensive…

Alonso says a repeat of his “surprising” F1 Australian GP penalty will “never” be applied again

Nicolas Lopes1 year ago1 year ago013 mins

Fernando Alonso believes such was the “surprising” and “strange” nature of his penalty for “potentially dangerous” driving at the final lap of the 2024 Australian GP – in turn causing George Russell’s massive shunt -, that it will “never” be seen again in the future. He also discussed how it will not change how he…

“Not what I feel at the moment that I should do” — Wolff has no plans to step down as Mercedes F1 boss

Syrine Ferchichi1 year ago1 year ago05 mins

The Mercedes team is off to a lacklustre start in the 2024 season; their W15 car is plagued by inconsistency from one session to the next and falls short of the expected performance seen in their simulations. This was glaringly evident at the recent Australian Grand Prix, where Lewis Hamilton retired due to an engine…

Mercedes F1 believes “correlation issues” are the cause of their performance struggles, according to Wolff and Allison

Ewout Albrecht1 year ago1 year ago011 mins

The modern ground effect era of Formula 1 has proven a tricky battleground for Mercedes, who started the current regulation cycle with their infamous ‘zero pod’ concept, which soon proved to be a failed concept rather than the ground breaking innovation they hoped for. Plagued by porpoising issues and an insurmountable amount of drag, the concept was altered for the first few races of 2023, before it was binned altogether from the Monaco Grand Prix onwards.

Aston Martin “fully support” Alonso after F1 Australian GP penalty that is “a bitter pill to swallow”

James O'Connor1 year ago1 year ago07 mins

Aside from Carlos Sainz’s superb victory at the Australian Grand Prix on Sunday afternoon in Melbourne, the biggest talking to point to come out of the Grand Prix is the controversial 20-second penalty handed out to Fernando Alonso by the stewards for “potentially dangerous driving” that saw George Russell crash as race leader Sainz started…

Toto Wolff says “it is a very tough time” following a “brutal” F1 Australian GP for Mercedes

Harshpreet Kaur1 year ago1 year ago07 mins

The first three races of Formula One’s 2024 season have been wrapped up. Three down, twenty-one to go. With their trip to down under, the grid seems to have stabilised into set patterns. The teams have a better understanding of their cars, the consistent kinks they need to iron out — Mercedes, however, still does…

“Slowed up very dramatically and gone back on the power” — Russell on Alonso’s tactics at F1 Australian GP

Harshpreet Kaur1 year ago1 year ago04 mins

Having started the Australian Grand Prix in P7, George Russell was running a solid race for the majority of the laps, however on the last lap it all came undone for the Mercedes driver. After Lewis Hamilton retired on the lap 17 with a suspected engine failure, Russell was the only Silver Arrows driver in…