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Toto Wolff discusses the difficult precedent McLaren have set with the driver swap at the F1 Italian GP and the Hamilton vs Rosberg rivalry at Mercedes

Toto Wolff believes McLaren precedent “very difficult to undo” after contentious driver swap at F1 Italian GP

Senjuti Jash1 week ago1 week ago013 mins

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…

Mercedes team representative Bradley Lord discusses the extent of George Russell's damage and his swap with Kimi Antonelli at the F1 Dutch GP

Bradley Lord discusses the extent of Russell’s damage after Leclerc clash and his swap with Antonelli at F1 Dutch GP

Senjuti Jash2 weeks ago2 weeks ago07 mins

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…

Charles Leclerc opens up about Ferrari's poor performance and team orders controversy after finishing P7 at F1 Miami GP

Leclerc reflects on Ferrari’s poor performance and team orders controversy at F1 Miami GP

Senjuti Jash5 months ago5 months ago014 mins

Charles Leclerc has opened up about Ferrari’s staggering lack of pace and the team orders controversy following his seventh-place finish at the F1 Miami GP on Sunday. After suffering a DNS in the Sprint race on Saturday, the Monégasque driver managed to make it to the final segment of qualifying, unlike his teammate. However, starting…

Piastri: “Good discussions” took place with McLaren on team orders after F1 Australian GP

James O'Connor6 months ago6 months ago07 mins

In his print media session ahead of the F1 Chinese GP, Oscar Piastri says good discussions happened with McLaren following the team orders that got briefly put in place at the Australian GP last Sunday involving him and teammate Lando Norris. What happened at the Australian GP involving McLaren, Piastri, Norris and team orders As…

Team principal Andrea Stella claims both Piastri and Norris were informed about the team orders that McLaren imposed during the F1 Australian GP

Stella explains brief McLaren team orders involving Norris and Piastri at F1 Australian GP

Senjuti Jash6 months ago6 months ago06 mins

Following their impressive victory in the chaotic opening race of the 2025 season, team principal Andrea Stella has addressed the team orders that McLaren imposed on Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris during the F1 Australian GP on Sunday. McLaren found themselves involved in several controversies over team orders last season as they clinched the Constructors’…