Formula 1 motorsport director Ross Brawn has sided with George Russell over his spectacular race-ending collision with Valtteri Bottas.
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“When I race, I have respect”: Bottas rejects Russell’s claim he caused crash
2021 Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix
Posted onValtteri Bottas rejected George Russell’s insistence he was to blame for their crash in the Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix.
Wolff says the racing gods favoured Mercedes after narrow win over Red Bull
2021 Bahrain Grand Prix
Posted onMercedes team principal Toto Wolff says Red Bull showed they will be “extremely difficult to beat” during 2021 after Lewis Hamilton’s narrow win in Bahrain.
Hamilton ruing lost downforce as Red Bull outpace Mercedes in practice
2021 Bahrain Grand Prix
Posted onLewis Hamilton was third in Friday practice at the Bahrain GP, and says his car has the same rear-end instability as in pre-season testing
Losing long-serving staff to meet budget cap was painful, says Horner
2021 Bahrain Grand Prix
Posted onChristian Horner has revealed F1’s new budget cap led to job losses among long-serving staff at Red Bull’s Milton Keynes base.
Hamilton raised human rights concerns with Bahraini officials and UK ambassador
2021 Bahrain Grand Prix
Posted onLewis Hamilton has met with Britain’s ambassador to Bahrain to raise concerns over the human rights situation in the country.
Mercedes announce March launch for new ‘W12 E Performance’ F1 car
2021 F1 Season
Posted onMercedes will launch their new Formula 1 car on March 2nd. However the team is yet to officially confirm Lewis Hamilton will continue to drive for them.
Bottas blocked out social media and news coverage of Sakhir GP
2020 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix
Posted onValtteri Bottas says he hasn’t “looked at a single headline or a single news article or social media” since his disappointing Sakhir GP performance.
New Hamilton deal unlikely to be agreed before end of season – Wolff
2020 F1 Season
Posted onLewis Hamilton is unlikely to agree a new contract with Mercedes before the end of the season, despite clinching the world championship at the previous race, says team principal Toto Wolff.
Hamilton’s 2016 title defeat only “annoyed” him, didn’t change him – Wolff
2020 Turkish Grand Prix
Posted onLewis Hamilton’s relentless pursuit of self-improvement is what sets him apart from other drivers, his Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff has said.
Hamilton wants GPDA to “work closely with F1” on driver salary cap
2020 F1 season
Posted onLewis Hamilton says the possible introduction of a cap on drivers’ salaries is a matter the Grand Prix Drivers Association should raise with Formula 1.
Wolff suspects Red Bull won’t “need to rely on current power unit suppliers” after 2021
2020 Eifel Grand Prix
Posted onWolff said Mercedes will not supply Red Bull, while Binotto says it is a ‘lot of energy’ as a deal, which Ferrari had not yet considered.
Mercedes will not appeal “far fetched” penalties against Hamilton
2020 Russian Grand Prix
Posted onMercedes team principal Toto Wolff strongly disagrees with Lewis Hamilton’s Russian Grand Prix penalties but says the team will not appeal against them.
Wolff: Ferrari “wouldn’t have accepted” me running Formula 1
2020 F1 season
Posted onMercedes team principal Toto Wolff says he spoke to F1 about the CEO role but Ferrari would not have accepted him taking the job.
Who is F1’s most powerful figure in the post-Ecclestone era?
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Posted onIs the most powerful person in Formula 1 today a team boss, a car manufacturer, an administrator – or a driver? Dieter Rencken considers where true power lies in the post-Bernie Ecclestone era.
Former team boss claims Racing Point received Mercedes wind tunnel model and show car
2020 F1 season
Posted onFormer Formula 1 team principal Colin Kolles has claimed Racing Point copied Mercedes’ car using a 60% scale wind tunnel model and show car.
Wolff supports Hamilton’s “vocal” calls to tackle discrimination
2020 F1 season
Posted on“I think it’s good that Lewis as a sports superstar is the one up front with it in a sport that is very much dominated by white males.”
Mercedes keeping options open on Vettel in case Hamilton or Bottas leave, says Wolff
2021 F1 season
Posted onMercedes is keeping its options open regarding Sebastian Vettel in case it suffers a repeat of its experience with Nico Rosberg, says team principal Toto Woff.
Mercedes’ Wolff to miss first F1 race since 2013
2019 Brazilian Grand Prix
Posted onMercedes team principal Toto Wolff is to miss a race for the first time in six years this weekend as he will not travel to Interlagos for the Brazilian Grand Prix.
Mercedes hasn’t had it this tough in F1 since 2013, says Wolff
2019 Russian Grand Prix
Posted onToto Wolff says Mercedes are relishing the “fun challenge” of overturning their deficit to Ferrari, having slumped to pre-hybrid era performance levels.