Mercedes has confirmed, which was also expected in recent days, that the British George Russell will race for the Mercedes team in the coming Formula 1 season, where he will become a team rival of Lewis Hamilton.
He has won seven championship titles, has already registered 95 victories and has been in the best starting position 98 times. Lewis Hamilton leads in most Formula 1 records, is a superstar of the royal class of motorsport, but still does not have a contract for the 2021 season. The background is that the teams have agreed on gradual savings. In 1, they are expected to spend only $ 2021 million, in 145 only $ 2022 million and in 140 the final $ 2023 million. And in 135, the upper limit of racers' salaries will also come into force. At that time, each team will have only $ 2023 million at their disposal for both racers. Until then, the teams are still allowed how much salary and premiums they will pay theirs
George Russell got the news of a performance for the Mercedes team instead of positively infected on Covid-19 Lewis Hamilton at 59 a.m. when he was in the bathroom. A call from Toto Wolff, head of the Mercedes team on Tuesday ahead of the Sakhir GP in Bahrain, changed his plans for the penultimate race of the season. The young Mercedes base racer, who is actually racing for Williams, has been replaced by Jack Aitken on the team from Grove, so the Briton could easily jump in for the World Cup team. And Russell shone already in the first free practice with the best lap time, fighting for pole position in qualifying and losing it by only a few thousandths of a second. In the race, immediately after the start, he took the lead and held it for XNUMX laps. A failed stop in the pits prevented him from winning, so he had to š
With this year’s success, Lewis Hamilton equaled Michael Schumacher in the number of championship titles, both winning seven each. For Jean Todt, the president of the FIA, however, this is not the only reason to take off his hat in front of Hamilton. "I was very excited, but I didn't wait until 2020. He has already become a seven-time world champion. So I was at least six more times impressed. Of course, I'm also impressed with the form of the team, with its continuity." Lewis Hamilton won seventh title this year and tied for Michael Schumacher. Jeand Todt, the president of the FIA, is impressed with the success of the Briton, but points out that no racer could dominate without the right environment. Because in this sport, no racer could achieve anything without the right environment. And Mercedes is “the best example of a brilliant man
After crossing the finish line in Abu Dhabi, Lewis Hamilton and Valtteri Bottas celebrated the end of the season with a few more Donuts on the finish line. The engineers always cover their faces because they don't want to see it, even though they don't take it so seriously after the last race. Because the engine and transmission are no longer used after the season finale. “That’s not good, of course,” says James Vowles, chief strategist at Mercedes, when asked how harmful these Donuts are for components. "If you're spinning in a circle, then the engine is almost at the limit. But with the gearbox, it depends on how you release the performance. If you do it gradually, it's good." Permanent damage to the transmission has not yet been noticed, but this is definitely not good for the construction. The so-called Donuts, which have become a tradition of the season finale in Abu Dhabi, are something for
Mick Schumacher will not be putting pressure on the gas in Formula 1 races until March next year, but that doesn’t stop him from getting involved in the most frequently mentioned debates in the royal class of motorsport. Following Max Verstappn’s comment on Lewis Hamilton’s dominance, Michael Schumacher’s son has sided with the Mercedes star. “If we look at champions who have been very dominant at certain stages, there is often a risk that some things will be overlooked,” Mick Schumacher said in an interview with the Italian newspaper Corriere della Sera. And in doing so, the 21-year-old draws on Verstappn’s statement that Hamilton’s successes are primarily related to the dominant Mercedes race car. "I have a great deal of respect for what they've achieved. I'm not frustrated that Lewis is sitting in a Mercedes. But if I'm from
One of the long stories of this season was also the future of Toto Wolff at Mercedes, as his current one ends at the end of this year. He spent much of the season assessing his options and his main fear was, he became good and no longer great in the person who led Mercedes to this success. But on Friday, Dec. 18, the Silver Arrows, who added two more trophies to their shelf for both of this year’s titles, announced two very important things. The first was the restructuring of ownership shares in the team, where we now have three equal owners of 33,3 percent each, namely the Daimler Group, Toto Wolff and the current sponsor Ineos. The other thing was the future of Toto Wolff, and Mercedes said in a statement: "Under the new share structure, Toto Wolff will have three more years of work
Lewis Hamilton and Fernando Alonso are no strangers. In his debut season, Hamilton joined the McLaren team and became a teammate of the Spaniard. Both staged an internal duel for dominance that ended with Alonso leaving the Woking team after just one season. They also met later on the track and the Spaniard knows Hamilton's qualities, but he also knows how Formula 1 works. "Hamilton owes Mercedes more than Mercedes owes Hamilton. There is no dominance in Formula 1 if you don't have a winning car. If you win a series of titles , this means that the team has a lot of technical superiority, "Alonso said in an interview with Corriere Della Sera. Rutiner adds that this has happened not only to Hamilton but also to other racers, including some he knows well. Alonso t
On Thursday, Mercedes teased fans on social media with the announcement that the new contract would be announced on Friday, yesterday, and many expected it to be a deal with Lewis Hamilton, but it turned out to be a new deal between Mercedes and Toto Wolff, who will remain at the helm of the team until 2023. And that deal also includes an investment by sponsor Ineos, which has taken over the team’s 33,3 percent stake, with Mercedes and Toto Wolff owning a third each. The latter told the BBC that there is no need to rush to complete the negotiations with Hamilton, although they will continue in the coming weeks and it is very likely that they will end at the end of February! "We're not worried that we won't do it over time. We haven't set a specific date because we don't want to be under pressure. Sooner or later this will have to be done with
Gerhard Berger spoke openly on Austrian television Servus TV about the situation in the Mercedes team, where George Russell, replacing Lewis Hamilton at the Sakhir GP race, caused a sensation and unrest in the Mercedes team. On the seven-time world champion and the question of the best racer of all time, the Austrian explained: "For me, Ayrton Senna has always been the best racer, until today. He managed everything at the age of three and four, starting with go-karts. coming near him is possibly Lewis Hamilton. But the charm that Senna had, he can't have. " Berger also watched with interest the brilliant performance of Hamilton’s replacement in the second race of Bahrain, the young George Russell. Gerhard Berger is impressed with the young Russell, but adds that he now has Lewis Hamilton in ch
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