Tag: Mercedes
Belgian GP: Lewis Hamilton left hoping forecast Spa rain arrives after ‘pretty bad’ Mercedes start | F1 News
Lewis Hamilton admits Mercedes could do with the forecast rain arriving at Spa-Francorchamps for qualifying on Saturday after what he described as “a pretty bad” first day at the Belgian Grand Prix. Despite the much-improved W15 being equipped with a fresh round of updates on Friday at Spa-Francorchamps, Mercedes finished one second behind pacesetters McLaren…
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Lewis Hamilton: Mercedes driver expects more steps forward with next F1 upgrade at Hungarian GP | F1 News
Lewis Hamilton is hopeful Mercedes’ next raft of car upgrades – the latest of which will be introduced at this weekend’s Hungarian Grand Prix – will soon allow them to reproduce their stellar front-running British GP form on a regular basis. Having gone 19 months without a win in F1, Mercedes head to Budapest’s Hungaroring…
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Lewis Hamilton: Where does record British GP triumph rank among Mercedes driver’s best wins? | F1 News
After Lewis Hamilton claimed what he described as the “most emotional” win of his career at Sunday’s British Grand Prix, Sky Sports F1 take a look back at his greatest victories. Canada 2007: Hamilton explodes into F1 After an impressively fast start to his rookie season – with five straight podiums and plenty of pressure…
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Lewis Hamilton: Mercedes driver bids to recover from ‘shocking’ Austria form at home British GP | F1 News
Lewis Hamilton heads to Silverstone and his home British Grand Prix – a venue where has won more often than any other driver – aiming to put the disappointment of what he termed a “shocking” weekend in Austria swiftly behind him. George Russell ended Mercedes’ 33-race victory drought at the Red Bull Ring last Sunday…
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Austrian Grand Prix: Lewis Hamilton laments ‘pretty disastrous’ Sprint Qualifying for Mercedes | F1 News
Lewis Hamilton lamented his performance in Sprint Qualifying after putting his Mercedes car sixth for Saturday morning’s race at the Austrian Grand Prix. The seven-time world champion had an off-track moment in SQ1, had to battle with traffic ahead of him, and then finished over half a second behind Sprint polesitter Max Verstappen in the…
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Lewis Hamilton: Mercedes driver ‘feeling great’ as four-way Spanish GP fight hopes grow | F1 News
Lewis Hamilton said he “felt great” after he topped second practice at the Spanish Grand Prix on an incredibly tight Friday in Barcelona. Five different teams filled the top five spots in Practice Two, with Hamilton edging out Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz by 0.022s and 0.055s ahead of McLaren’s Lando Norris. Mercedes were in contention for…
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F1 driver market: Carlos Sainz, Mercedes’ vacant seat among remaining mysteries regarding 2025 grid | F1 News
Formula 1’s 2025 grid is taking shape with seats being filled by the week, but there are still several significant unknowns heading into this weekend’s Spanish Grand Prix. The latest dominos to fall, ahead of the Canadian Grand Prix, were Red Bull choosing to stick with Sergio Perez by giving the Mexican a new deal,…
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Lewis Hamilton: Mercedes driver bemoans ‘one of the worst races’ of his career at Canadian Grand Prix | F1 News
Lewis Hamilton described the Canadian Grand Prix as “one of the worst races” he has driven in his career as Mercedes failed to capitalise on their strong pace in Montreal. The seven-time world champion advanced from seventh on the grid to finish fourth in a thrilling race at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve on Sunday but was…
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Canadian GP: Mercedes back on F1 pole position as George Russell says result ‘start of something’ for 2024 season | F1 News
George Russell believes his superb pole position for Mercedes at the Canadian Grand Prix is the “start of something for our season” while Toto Wolff is optimistic the team are finally “going in the right direction” in F1’s current era of rules. For just the third time since the end of the 2021 season that…
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Canadian GP: Lewis Hamilton fastest by four tenths from Max Verstappen in searing Practice Three for Mercedes | F1 News
Montreal specialist Lewis Hamilton set a searing pace to lead Max Verstappen by nearly four tenths of a second in a final practice session that appeared to offer Mercedes real hope of being contenders in Canadian GP qualifying. Hamilton, the joint record-holder for wins at the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve with seven – which includes his…
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