Mercedes boss Toto Wolff says two drivers are ahead of Max Verstappen in the queue for a future seat at the team. As Red Bull continues to lag behind, and with Honda’s decision to quit Formula 1 after 2021, there has been growing questions over whether the Dutchman might seek Read more…
Now that most people will be forced to sit at home again in the coming weeks, they can empathize a bit with the lives of F1 drivers over the past year. Because of the bubble that their teams are holding on to, they have been living in seclusion for more Read more…
Formula One world champion Lewis Hamilton expressed concern on Thursday after a member of his Mercedes team tested positive for COVID-19 ahead of the Eifel Grand Prix in Germany. Hamilton is going for a record-equalling 91st career victory in Sunday’s race at the Nuerburgring and leads team mate Valtteri Bottas Read more…
Max Verstappen has been linked to Mercedes in recent days since Honda announced they would be leaving Formula One. The engine manufacturer supplies power units to Verstappen’s current team Red Bull at the moment. But with the Japanese engine provider leaving the sport it leaves Verstappen with lots of questions to Read more…
Verstappen has ‘door open’ to Mercedes move… That is the view of former F1 driver JJ Lehto, off the back of wild rumours that Lewis Hamilton might in fact become Verstappen’s teammate at Red Bull. “I wondered what Eddie had been drinking,” said Red Bull team boss Christian Horner, after Read more…
Wolff joined Mercedes in 2013 and has gone on to become one of the sport’s most successful team bosses ever as the German team has won every World Championship from 2014 onwards. The same is set to happen in 2020, with Lewis Hamilton leading the Driver Standings and the team Read more…
Ralf Schumacher is not surprised that Lewis Hamilton’s contract negotiations with Mercedes are taking so long. This weekend in Russia, Hamilton – to be followed throughout the weekend by the Netflix filming team – is tipped to win his 91st race and match the all-time victory record set by Ralf’s Read more…
After the Italian Grand Prix, Mercedes explained why they are not happy with the ban on qualifying modes. On Sundays, it is no longer possible to use different engine modes, only the overtaking button may be used. This will provide additional electrical power of up to 163 HP. According to Read more…
Six-time world champion Lewis Hamilton has smashed the Monza track record to take pole position for the Italian Grand Prix with the fastest lap in Formula One history. The Mercedes driver produced a sensational lap of 1min 18.887sec – at an average speed of 264.362kph – on a sunny afternoon Read more…
Mercedes continued to set the pace at Monza with Valtteri Bottas posting the fastest time of the session. McLaren delivered the biggest surprise of the final practice with Carlos Sainz and Lando Norris ending up second and third fastest. 18 minutes had to pass before a timed lap appeared on Read more…