Mercedes backed for F1 title challenge despite early-season struggles
Former double Formula 1 world champion Mika Hakkinen has said that Mercedes could yet get into the championship fight this season after a decent points haul in Melbourne.
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Former double Formula 1 world champion Mika Hakkinen has said that Mercedes could yet get into the championship fight this season after a decent points haul in Melbourne.
Lewis Hamilton has a lot of work to do if he is to clinch an unprecedented eighth Formula 1 world title in 2022.
Mercedes have endorsed Lewis Hamilton’s assertion that his “difficult position” radio message during the Australian Grand Prix was about engine cooling.
Trailing Ferrari and Red Bull on the track, George Russell has revealed Mercedes do not have any “substantial” upgrades in the pipeline that could help their cause.
Charles Leclerc says now Ferrari is in a position to fight for a Formula 1 world championship he longer needs to “overdo things” to make up for its pace deficit.
George Russell and Sergio Perez have both been told to "stop whinging" following the return of the Australian Grand Prix. For the first time since 2019, an F1 race took place at Albert Park last week, having been moved back from its traditional place as the season-opener on the schedule.
Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff says the his squad made good progress at last weekend’s Formula 1 Australian Grand Prix, despite being off the pace off frontrunners Ferrari and Red Bull once again.
Mercedes may have started off behind Ferrari in this year's Formula One season, but it hasn't stopped their star driver Lewis Hamilton from having some fun with teammate George Russell. Hamilton on Wednesday took to Twitter to share a picture with Russell, where both are seen with huge surf boards. Of course, it's no surprise given that they just completed the Australian Grand Prix. And that's not where it ends. Hamilton has more adventures with his teammate. "Next up: getting @GeorgeRussell63 to skydive," he captioned the picture.