Lewis Hamilton says Mercedes face stronger competition from Red Bull in Abu Dhabi than they did in Brazil, but believes they can compete with their rivals.
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Mercedes expect Abu Dhabi will be “much more difficult” after breakthrough win
2022 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix
Posted onMercedes predict it will be difficult to repeat their breakthrough Brazilian Grand Prix victory in this weekend’s season finale.
Mercedes did not tell Russell they feared water leak would deny him win
2022 Brazilian Grand Prix
Posted onGeorge Russell scored the first grand prix victory of his career unaware that his team spent half the race worrying that a water leak would force him to retire.
Mercedes drivers say they need to “work together” for Brazilian GP win
2022 Brazilian Grand Prix
Posted onLewis Hamilton says the Mercedes drivers will have to co-operate to maximise the team’s chances of scoring their first grand prix victory of 2022 today.
Mercedes’ performance ‘feels like our rivals have taken a step back’ – Hamilton
2022 Brazilian Grand Prix
Posted onMercedes’ competitive showing in this weekend’s Brazilian Grand Prix has given Lewis Hamilton the impression their rivals have lost some of their performance.
Russell suspects cautious approach at start cost him second at finish
2022 Mexican Grand Prix
Posted onGeorge Russell believes he could have finished second in the Mexican Grand Prix had he not lost two places by making a ‘cautious’ start.
Russell says he has ‘forgotten what porpoising feels like’ after rules change
2022 Mexican Grand Prix
Posted onGeorge Russell says ‘porpoising’ has improved so much he has started to forget what it felt like, but Lewis Hamilton is still experiencing it.
Russell “kicking myself” after Q3 error ends chance of beating Verstappen to pole
2022 Mexican Grand Prix
Posted onBoth Mercedes drivers admitted they could have set better times after qualifying second and third on the grid behind Max Verstappen in Mexico.
Russell targets podium after encouraging Friday for Mercedes
2022 Mexican Grand Prix
Posted onGeorge Russell is targeting a podium finish for Mercedes this weekend after the team enjoyed one of its strongest Friday performances of the season so far.
Gasly collects nine penalty points in five months, five others penalised too
2022 United States Grand Prix
Posted onPierre Gasly has reached nine penalty points on his licence again after picking up two for the second race in a row. Three others also took penalty points.
Was Russell’s five-second penalty for Sainz collision the right call?
Penalty Box
Posted onThe United States Grand Prix stewards handed George Russell a five-second time penalty after he collided with Carlos Sainz Jnr at the start of the race. Was it the right call?
Sainz: Russell deserved his penalty for ‘mistake top drivers don’t normally make’
2022 United States Grand Prix
Posted onCarlos Sainz Jnr says the stewards were right to penalise George Russell for the collision between the pair which put the Ferrari driver out of the United States Grand Prix.
F1 cars ‘would be bouncing eight metres in the air’ if COTA hadn’t been resurfaced
2022 United States Grand Prix
Posted onCOTA’s notorious bumps have improved this year, Formula 1 drivers say, but their stiffer cars will make the race as uncomfortable as ever.
New rule added on drivers abandoning cars after Russell’s Silverstone retirement
2022 F1 season
Posted onThe FIA has introduced a new rule stating any Formula 1 driver who abandons their car will be considered to have withdrawn from the session.
Hamilton suspects Mercedes will lose grip on top spots when weather turns dry
2022 Japanese Grand Prix
Posted onMercedes ended Friday’s wet Japanese Grand Prix practice sessions in the top two positions but Lewis Hamilton suspects the team won’t be able to stay on top when the conditions dry out.
Russell admits Mercedes failed to capitalise on best weekend yet in Singapore
2022 Japanese Grand Prix
Posted onMercedes had their most competitive car of the season so far in Singapore but failed to capitalise on it, says George Russell.
Russell to start from pit lane after power unit change
2022 Singapore Grand Prix
Posted onGeorge Russell will start the Singapore Grand Prix from the pit lane after Mercedes changed the power unit in his car.
Russell was ‘let down by his car’ in Q2 exit, says Wolff
2022 Singapore Grand Prix
Posted onGeorge Russell was unable to make the cut for Q3 because of a throttle problem, Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff has revealed.
“We’ll have four racing laps’: How F1’s Safety Car confusion unfolded at Monza
2022 Italian GP team radio transcript
Posted onFormula 1 drivers were told they’d get a restart with up to four laps remaining at Monza. Their radio messages show why it never happened.
‘Niki would have taken his hat off’ for De Vries’ Italian GP debut – Wolff
2022 Italian Grand Prix
Posted onThree-times Formula 1 world champion Niki Lauda would have doffed his trademark cap in honour of Nyck de Vries’ debut performance last weekend, Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff has said.