Tag Archives: Mercedes

Monday, 2 October 2017 :  Red Bull’s Max Verstappen gave himself a perfect 20th birthday present by winning the last Malaysian Grand Prix on Sunday, while Lewis Hamilton stretched his Formula One world championship lead to 34 points. Hamilton, who had started on pole position, finished second for Mercedes with his …

Thursday, 28 September 2017 :  The Williams Formula 1 team’s profit during the first half of 2017 was boosted by a payment from Mercedes for releasing Valtteri Bottas, Autosport understands. When Nico Rosberg announced his shock retirement following his 2016 world championship win, Mercedes recruited Bottas as his replacement to partner …

Monday, 15 May 2017 :  Lewis Hamilton and Mercedes stole a stunning victory in the Spanish Grand Prix from Ferrari’s Sebastian Vettel. A clever strategic move by the team followed by Hamilton attacking and passing Vettel put the Briton in control and he defended successfully to the end. Vettel had …

Friday, 28 April 2017 :  Lewis Hamilton says Mercedes will not impose team orders as a matter of course, but are aware they may be necessary in the title fight this year. Team-mate Valtteri Bottas was ordered to move aside so Hamilton could attack eventual winner Sebastian Vettel of Ferrari …

Friday, 14 April 2017 :  Lewis Hamilton says his Mercedes team are the “underdogs” in their battle with Ferrari heading into this weekend’s Bahrain Grand Prix. The Briton shares the championship lead with Ferrari’s Sebastian Vettel after a win and a second place apiece in the first two races of …

Wednesday, 12 April 2017 :  Lewis Hamilton is intrigued to find out whether Mercedes’ longer wheelbase proves advantageous in its Formula 1 world championship battle with Ferrari in the forthcoming grands prix. Although there seems to be little separating F1’s benchmark cars, the Mercedes appears better in cooler conditions and …

Saturday, 8 April 2017 :  Wehrlein moved to Sauber for the 2017 F1 season, having completed his rookie campaign with Manor, but his start has been delayed by a back injury sustained in the Race of Champions event in January. The German missed the first pre-season test at Barcelona, withdrew …

Friday, 31 March 2017 New details have surfaced in what authorities are now suspecting was an inside job involving the heist of a limited-edition gold coin weighing over 220 pounds from a Berlin museum last week. Previously, officials with the Bode Museum in Berlin observed that high-tech security measures had …

Three-time champion Lewis Hamilton has decided to race in Formula 1 this year without a personal trainer. It is usual for grand prix drivers to employ a trainer to ensure they are in peak physical fitness. But the Briton said he chose to take over his own programme this year …

Monday, 20 March 2017 :  Formula 1 world champion Nico Rosberg insists he wants to maintain an involvement with motorsport in the future, following his retirement from racing at the end of last season. Rosberg shocked the F1 world just days after winning the title in Abu Dhabi last year …