Why Mercedes' F1 test struggles are different this time
After all, the Brackley-based squad has had many low-key winters in the past only to then turn up at the first race and blitz the opposition.
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Lewis Hamilton makes negative prediction for early season prospects as Bahrain GP approaches
Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton has said that it will be tough for him and George Russell to be competing for wins right at the start of the Formula 1 season.
‘I don’t want a divorce’ - How a meeting in Toto Wolff’s kitchen saved relationship with Lewis Hamilton
Mercedes F1 boss Toto Wolff says his relationship with Lewis Hamilton hit rock bottom when the British driver missed out on the world title in 2016 — but a Christmas party in his kitchen proved to be a turning point. Hamilton’s then team-mate Nico Rosberg had beaten the now seven-time champion to the overall trophy, and it led to questions about whether he wanted to stay with the German team. Ad/> But Wolff says he managed to convince his star man to come to his Oxfordshire home for crunch talks, albeit “reluctantly”.
Lewis Hamilton makes alarming admission as Mercedes driver shuts down Horner and Sainz
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Ferrari's Charles Leclerc convinced Red Bull, Mercedes 'hiding their game'
• Charles Leclerc is not convinced that his Ferrari team is the clear favourites for the 2022 Formula 1 season.
F1 is back: Epic new showdowns await Bahrain GP opener
New cars. New rules. New driver line-ups. And potentially an all-new pecking order, with all-new rivalries. Formula 1 is back this weekend - and it all starts with a Bahrain GP where simply anything could happen.
Damon Hill casts doubt on Christian Horner and Toto Wolff rivalry - 'Fuel for Netflix'
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