Lewis Hamilton says he always expected his Azerbaijan Grand Prix to be “disastrous” after Mercedes’ engine penalty, with the seven-time world champion eventually finishing ninth in a frustrating race. Hamilton qualified seventh in Baku but was forced to start from the pit lane after Mercedes opted to fit a new engine and then, in contrast…
Lewis Hamilton revealed that he was forced to take a power unit change for the Azerbaijan Grand Prix as a “component wasn’t correctly built”. The seven-time world champion had qualified in seventh, but was forced to start from the pit lane following the overnight power unit change after qualifying. Unfortunately, Mercedes only discovered the problem…
After a challenging qualifying session, Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton is scheduled to start the Azerbaijan Grand Prix from position seven. He has commented on his performance this Saturday. Mercedes’ tires have come under fire from Lewis Hamilton following yet another dismal qualifying run. After another challenging workout on Saturday, the Mercedes star is scheduled to…
Lewis Hamilton struggled through another underwhelming qualifying session on Saturday afternoon. Lewis Hamilton attributed his frustrating Azerbaijan Grand Prix qualifying session to it being the ‘same Saturday as always’. The Brit could only manage a P7 starting grid slot after an underwhelming performance. With George Russell placing his Mercedes machine in P5, the 26-year-old wrapped…
Seven-time world champion Lewis Hamilton cut a positive figure after the opening day at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix, insisting that Mercedes managed to find an encouraging setup for the challenging Baku street circuit. Following a difficult Dutch and Italian Grands Prix, Mercedes reverted to the old-spec floor for Baku. Lewis Hamilton was seemingly confident in…
Never mind Mercedes, Helmut Marko has warned Red Bull could lose Max Verstappen to Aston Martin as Adrian Newey’s arrival will create an “upward trend” – but he has also warned Verstappen, too. Red Bull’s experienced designer Newey will be joining Aston Martin next season in a new position called Managing Technical Partner. In addition,…
Prior to the summer break, Mercedes won races in Silverstone, Austria, and Belgium; but, since then, they haven’t maintained the same speed due to modifications to their vehicles. There are “a lot of question marks” regarding Mercedes’ lack of speed during the summer break, Lewis Hamilton acknowledged. George Russell’s triumph in Austria and two more…
Adrian Newey, Red Bull’s outgoing chief technical officer, mentioned that Sky’s focus on British aspects in Formula 1 coverage resulted in the team’s two world champion drivers being portrayed negatively. Newey said Sky’s coverage is excessively “nationalistic” and made villains out of champions Max Verstappen and Sebastian Vettel.“From the outside I’m not sure people fully…
In the MotoGP, Lewis Hamilton? The seven-time world champion was among the first to indicate interest in purchasing a team, according to CEO Greg Maffei of Liberty Media, when the company revealed earlier this year that it wanted to take over the motorbike series Liberty Media discovered Lewis Hamilton effort to acquire a MotoGP team….
Newey on “intense” 2021 title battle between Hamilton and Verstappen Adrian Newey is leaving Red Bull Racing to join Aston Martin. He discussed his time at Red Bull on the High Performance podcast. Newey shared his thoughts on the intense competition between Max Verstappen and Lewis Hamilton in the 2021 F1 season, which was one…