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Mercedes: The reason behind Hamilton’s “catastrophic” F1 Australian GP engine failure remains unknown

Öykü Ceylan1 year ago1 year ago03 mins

The Australian Grand Prix turned into a nightmare for Lewis Hamilton and Mercedes as a “catastrophic” failure struck Hamilton’s W15 engine, leaving both team and driver in the dark about the cause of the incident. Already grappling with a frustrating Q2 exit at Albert Park, Hamilton’s woes deepened when an unforeseen engine issue forced him…

Max Verstappen talking with engineer Gianpiero Lambiase

It “needs to happen at a certain stage” — Toto Wolff wants “extraordinary” Max Verstappen at Mercedes F1

Luke-John Buckle1 year ago1 year ago05 mins

Co-authors: Chiara Martin and Ewout Albrecht Mercedes boss Toto Wolff is searching for a replacement for Lewis Hamilton, and Max Verstappen is quickly emerging as a candidate to replace the seven-time world champion. Wolff heaped praise on the Dutchman, saying he has been in a class of his own over the past two seasons. “If…

“Worse than 2009” — Hamilton says the start of 2024 F1 season the worst in his career

Alessio Ciancola1 year ago1 year ago08 mins

After the first three races of 2024, Lewis Hamilton has labelled it as the worst start to a season he has ever had in F1. Despite everything, Hamilton does not lose optimism for the future. After the two disappointing races in Bahrain and Saudi Arabia where he scored just 8 points, the Mercedes driver also…

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…

F1 Australian GP Race | Carlos Sainz wins in dominant fashion from Leclerc and Norris after Verstappen’s brake explodes

Ewout Albrecht1 year ago1 year ago010 mins

After a tense qualifying yesterday the lights turned green for the formation lap. With Zhou Guanyu starting from the pitlane and Logan Sargeant having to give up his car to teammate Alex Albon there were just 18 cars on the grid, and at lights out it was Max Verstappen who had a clean getaway, while both Mercedes-drivers gained a place.

Hamilton: “Lots of work to do” as “knife-edge” W15 sees him knocked out in Q2 at F1 Australian GP

James O'Connor1 year ago1 year ago04 mins

It’s been a rollercoaster of a weekend for Lewis Hamilton at the Australian Grand Prix. After huge struggles with the rear end and a bad set-up call by Mercedes in FP2 where he placed P18, the seven-time World Champion was a strong P4 in final practice, less than a tenth off the fastest time. However,…

F1 Australian GP qualifying | Verstappen storms to pole ahead of Sainz and Perez; Hamilton out in Q2

Lucrezia Costa1 year ago1 year ago07 mins

It’s time to set the grid for the Australian GP! Will Ferrari be able to confirm the strong pace shown so far, or will Verstappen ultimately be able to go three for three? Qualifying down under saw Albon, the Haas and the Alpine drivers out on track first in Q1. The only Williams car remaining…

F1 Australian GP FP3 | Leclerc fastest as 0.092s covers the top 4

James O'Connor1 year ago1 year ago04 mins

The first driver to post a time in final practice was Sergio Perez, with the Mexican logging a 1:19.206. Verstappen responded to that quickly as he beat it by 0.615s. Both drivers were on mediums. Perez went again and smashed in a 1:17.927 to go 0.664s ahead of the Dutchman thanks to three purple sectors….

Mercedes’s F1 set-up mistake in Melbourne made Hamilton “the least confident I’ve ever felt with this car” in FP2

Rachel Stephens1 year ago1 year ago05 mins

In what he described as “one of the worst sessions I’ve probably had for a long time,” Lewis Hamilton has voiced his concerns about the handling of the W15, following the first two practice sessions of the Australian Grand Prix. Mercedes made several changes to the car after the last race in Saudi Arabia, and the day…

F1 Australian GP FP1 | Norris leads incredibly close first session; Albon has sizeable shunt

James O'Connor1 year ago1 year ago07 mins

It was a beautiful early afternoon in Melbourne as the drivers took to the track at Albert Park for first practice on Friday afternoon.Pirelli has brought the C3, C4 and C5 compounds to the event. A 1:20.886 from Lewis Hamilton saw him lead the charts 5 minutes in on the mediums, with Leclerc, Piastri, Perez…