The psychological breakthrough behind Russell beating Hamilton in F1 2024 quali
George Russell puts his comprehensive Formula 1 2024 defeat of former Mercedes team-mate Lewis Hamilton in qualifying down to being “psychologically in a really good place”. The 26-year-old ended the 2024 season with a 24-6 qualifying record against Hamilton, with all sessions including those that set the grid for sprint events taken into consideration. This […]
Bottas rejoins Mercedes as 2025 F1 reserve driver
Valtteri Bottas has been re-signed by Mercedes to be its reserve driver for the 2025 Formula 1 season, after he missed out on keeping his seat at Sauber. The Finnish racer scored 10 grand prix wins for the Silver Arrows squad in a 100-race stint between 2017 and 2021 when he was partnered with Lewis […]
Hamilton fired up by Bono’s poignant final «hammertime» call
Lewis Hamilton has revealed how hearing race engineer Pete Bonnington fire him up with their famous «hammertime» catchphrase one last time was a poignant moment as he departs Mercedes for Ferrari. Hamilton and his long-time engineer Bonnington, or Bono for short, forged a formidable partnership at Mercedes that led to six drivers’ titles and helped the […]
Hamilton’s best performances for Mercedes ranked
During Lewis Hamilton’s 12 seasons with Mercedes he racked up 84 victories in F1, but which were his best? 10. Hungary 2013: The one that proved us wrong Hungaroring, Budapest, Hungary 28th July 2013 Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes AMG, 1st position, celebrates on arrival in Parc Ferme World Copyright: Andy Hone/LAT Photographic ref: Digital Image HONZ4772 […]
Is the Wolff vs Horner conflict back to F1 2021 levels?
Mercedes was at pains to point out that Toto Wolff’s «yapping little terrier» jibe had been directed at his opposite Formula 1 team principal number at Red Bull, Christian Horner. Its communications team knew he was planning to say something on the media day for the season finale here in Abu Dhabi. But not that he’d […]
Disastrous Qatar F1 race “could have been worse”
Lewis Hamilton endured a torrid run to 12th place in the Qatar Grand Prix in an understeering Mercedes, although some of the damage was self-inflicted owing to a false start and a pitlane speeding penalty. Hamilton also picked up a puncture mid-race and, in the final laps, asked the team if he could ‘box’ the car […]
Mercedes makes Le Mans return, enters WEC with Iron Lynx
Mercedes will return to the Le Mans 24 Hours for the first time since 1999 as part of a World Endurance Championship campaign with the Iron Lynx team. The German manufacturer will enter the WEC for the first time in the LMGT3 class with the successful Mercedes-AMG GT3, a winner of the 24-hour classics at […]
Wolff says Hamilton «shelf-life» comments «taken out of context»
Mercedes Formula 1 team principal Toto Wolff has claimed suggestions he is «happy» that Lewis Hamilton is leaving the team have taken his comments «out of context». Hamilton is entering his last three races in Mercedes colours before his switch to Ferrari for next year, having won six F1 drivers’ titles in his time with […]
Antonelli «much calmer» on second Mercedes FP1 outing in Mexico
Mercedes Formula 1’s 2025 debutant Andrea Kimi Antonelli said he drove «much calmer» in his second practice run in Mexico after crashing out in Italy. Antonelli wowed with his immediate pace on his grand prix weekend debut in Monza, but pushed beyond the limits at the Parabolica and crashed out after five laps. For his […]