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Dec42020 by Bojan VrbnjakNo Comments

BOTTAS: If RUSSELL beats me, that wouldn’t look good

The Finnish racer of the Mercedes team is under special pressure before the second racing weekend in Bahrain. He has to beat George Russell, after all, the Mercedes youngster and Williams racer is one of the talents flirting with his seat. The 22-year-old Briton, who has been in the young silver arrow squad since 2017, will be able to sit in the Lewis Hamilton race car this weekend, which had to miss the race due to a positive coronavirus test. Asked what that would mean for his future if Russell landed in front of him at the Sakhir GP race, Bottas explained: "I didn't think seriously about it. It's hard to say what to expect from him because he knows the team very well, the race car however, it is slightly different from the one he tested with and there is also a lot of new in general.

Dec42020 by Bojan VrbnjakNo Comments

Ralf SCHUMACHER: How good is MERCEDES without LEWIS HAMILTON?

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This is the position of Ralph Schumacher, a former Formula 1 racer who spoke out after Mercedes decided to put its youngster, who is then competing for Williams, in the race car instead of the seven-time world champion who tested positive for coronavirus. “George already knows the car, as he was a test racer of Mercedes,” Schumacher told Sky Germany. "He has experience and knowledge on the track and he also knows this year's tires, and he's also a racer trained by Toto Wolff. Russell is by far one of the most talented young racers. He didn't have a race car to show it, but it can be noticed from his qualifying results. " And so Schumacher says Mercedes will get invaluable information about the future this weekend, especially at a time when Hamilton has so far been with

Dec22020 by Bojan VrbnjakNo Comments

Official: RUSSELL instead of HAMILTON at Mercedes, AITKEN for Williams

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Lewis Hamilton, who has already secured the championship title, noticed slight symptoms of coronavirus on Monday. He passed the test again, which was positive, which means he will have to miss the Sakhir GP race, which is scheduled for this weekend. This is the first race in his 14-year career that the Briton will miss. The Silver Arrows turned to their long-time protégé George Russell for an alternative, whom Mercedes has supported since the youth series and won the GP3 and Formula 2 series titles with him, and in 2019 he transferred to Williams as a permanent racer. The 22-year-old Briton has already tested for Mercedes several times, most recently after last season’s final in Abu Dhabi. https://twitter.com/MercedesAMGF1/status/1334033581631545344 "Our long-term partnership and George's alliance with Mercedes

Dec22020 by Bojan VrbnjakNo Comments

VANDOORNE: Yes, there is a possibility for me to perform for MERCEDES

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"I know there's a chance I could race, but now let's wait first." Thus, Stoffel Vandoorne reacted to the question of whether Mercedes named him for the Sakhir GP race this weekend as a replacement for Lewis Hamilton, who will not be able to compete due to a positive coronavirus test. Vandoorne, who, in addition to Esteban Gutierrez, is active as the official backup silver arrow racer, would be present at the race anyway, but not in the role to perform. He was still in Valencia yesterday, where he also did Formula E tests for Mercedes. "I'm flying to Bahrain anyway. But at the moment I don't know what will happen. I'll probably find out on the spot," said the Belgian. who further issues that Mercedes informed him of the situation with Hamilton yesterday morning. “Around seven in the morning I pr

Dec12020 by Bojan VrbnjakNo Comments

HAMILTON’s explanation after a positive test on COVID-19

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"I'm devastated because I won't be able to race this weekend." Thus begins his brief statement in which the Formula 1 world champion and Mercedes racer not only expresses his regret that he will have to miss the penultimate race of this year’s championship. Hamilton initially explains, "I had three negative tests last week. But I woke up yesterday morning with mild symptoms. That's why I requested another test and this one was positive. I immediately went into isolation for ten days." And despite the fact that he and his team have strictly adhered to the prescribed Formula 1 guidelines since June, Hamilton added. "Together with the team, we took all possible measures and followed the rules everywhere to be on the safe side." Now, however, he will have to miss at least one race. "It annoys me. But now the top priority is to follow the guidelines and the template