Lewis Hamilton was left frustrated in qualifying in Abu Dhabi after a stray plastic bollard became stuck under his car for the last part of his final lap in Q1. Hamilton hit it after it was dislodged by Kevin Magnussen, who had cut across the inside of a corner in an...
George Russell says it’s not a surprise that his Mercedes Formula 1 team is fast in Qatar given the smooth nature of the track. Russell initially qualified second, having gone wide when he came across a slow moving Max Verstappen just before he started his lap. Having...
Lewis Hamilton says he didn’t want to make his first appearance for Ferrari in the post-season Abu Dhabi Formula 1 test – but admits that missing out will hamper his preparations for 2025. While Carlos Sainz, Nico Hulkenberg and Esteban Ocon will all be driving for...
Mercedes Formula 1 boss Toto Wolff says that the cold conditions in Las Vegas put the W15 in a “sweet spot” that allowed George Russell and Lewis Hamilton to secure a surprise one-two finish. In addition the team managed to avoid the tyre graining that hampered the...
Lewis Hamilton insists that he had “one of the most enjoyable races” as he charged from 10th on the grid to second in Las Vegas. Hamilton didn’t set a competitive time in Q3 after making mistakes on both of his runs with what was a difficult car. By the second round...
Lewis Hamilton was left stranded in 10th on the grid for the Las Vegas GP after his previously quick Mercedes W15 “started snapping away” in the crucial Q3 session. Having been fast throughout practice Hamilton was second to team mate George Russell in Q1, and then...
George Russell says that his pole position at the Las Vegas GP came as “a real surprise” for his Mercedes Formula 1 team – and he’s at a loss to explain why the W15 is so competitive on the street track. Between them Russell and team mate Lewis Hamilton topped every...
Mercedes Formula 1 boss Toto Wolff has confirmed that the recent run of major accidents has impacted the cost cap so severely that the team has stopped the flow of development updates. Kimi Antonelli crashed in FP1 in Monza and then George Russell had offs in both...
Lewis Hamilton was left confused as the behaviour of his Mercedes W15 changed from FP3 to qualifying in Mexico City, leaving him sixth on the grid for Sunday’s race. Having given his car to Kimi Antonelli for FP1 on Friday Hamilton noted after FP2 that he needed “more...
Kimi Antonelli says he “learned the lesson” after his heavy crash in FP1 at Monza and took a different approach when he returned to the cockpit of the Formula 1 Mercedes W15 in Mexico City on Friday. Antonelli crashed right at the start of his first public outing on...
Lewis Hamilton has stuck with the updated Mercedes W15 floor in Mexico, leaving team mate George Russell with the older spec that he raced in the US GP. The team only had two floors in Austin, and Russell damaged his when he crashed heavily in Q3. Having qualified...
The last update package for the Mercedes W15 appeared to give the team a boost in Austin when George Russell qualified second for the sprint, despite setting his time early and leaving himself vulnerable to being beaten. However Lewis Hamilton was caught out by a...
Mercedes Formula 1 team technical director James Allison admits that the strategy deployed on Lewis Hamilton’s car in the Singapore GP was “a clear mistake.” Hamilton was the only frontrunner to start on the soft rather than medium tyres, with the general idea that...
Toto Wolff admits that his Mercedes Formula 1 team “read the race wrong” with Lewis Hamilton on what he called a “painful evening” in Singapore. Having qualified an encouraging third Hamilton started on the soft tyres, and after the inevitable early stop he slipped...
Lewis Hamilton says he will “roll the dice” at the Formula 1 Singapore GP this weekend as he has doubts about the competitiveness of his Mercedes W15. Hamilton believes that the car is not well suited to street tracks, and that Ferrari will be on strong form after...
Toto Wolff expects that Mercedes will have a further floor upgrade at the US GP in Austin as the team attempts to get to the bottom of its recent struggles. A new floor was tried in practice at Spa, but then shelved for the race, in which George Russell and Lewis...
