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Russell: Verstappen would be welcome at Mercedes

Russell: Verstappen would be welcome at Mercedes

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George Russell is aware that he could find himself in the same team with Max Verstappen in the future, possibly soon at Mercedes and if that happens he will be happy to welcome the Dutchman to the team. A lot has been going on around the Red Bull team lately. The scandal surrounding the inappropriate behavior of Christian Horner, who allegedly wanted to unofficially buy out the entire Red Bull Racing team with British investors, without the knowledge of Helmut Mark and the Austrian co-owners, overshadowed the dominant victory in the opening race in Bahrain, and amid all the rumors and speculation, there is also the possibility of star Max Verstappen, whose father reportedly fell out with Horner, leaving RBR. We'll certainly learn more about that in the next few days, if not sooner, then in the next season of Netflix's Drive to Survive. Verstappen has a signature with Red Bull
Fernando Alonso confident that he has opportunities at Red Bull and Mercedes

Fernando Alonso confident that he has opportunities at Red Bull and Mercedes

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Spaniard Fernando Alonso is convinced that he is an interesting option for a racer in the 2025 season, both with the Red Bull Racing team and with Mercedes. The two-time world champion is only under contract with Aston Martin until the end of the 2024 season, and with Lewis Hamilton's sudden move from Mercedes to Ferrari, one of the hottest seats in the estate has become vacant. It is also not yet known who will race alongside Max Verstappen in the Red Bull Racing team in 2025. Among the many names of racers linked with both vacancies is Alonso, who will only stay at Aston Martin if the team from Silverstone manages to improve its challenger AMR24, otherwise it may happen that Alonso leaves their garage. The Spaniard said ahead of the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix in Jeddah that he was definitely on the list
Mercedes: We were losing half a second per lap due to problems with braking

Mercedes: We were losing half a second per lap due to problems with braking

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Toto Wolff estimated that George Russell and Lewis Hamilton lost half a second per lap in the race for the Bahrain Grand Prix due to insufficient cooling of the engine, and the same problems plagued the Williams team, which also competes with Mercedes engines. Russell started the race from third and finished fifth, while Hamilton finished seventh after qualifying ninth. Russell overtook Charles Leclerc for second at the start of the race and looked set to follow leader Max Verstappen, but the team misjudged cooling needs before the race and the power unit began to overheat. Hamilton, as well as the driver of the Williams team, faced the same problems. "Everything was fine at the tests, even at the training sessions on Thursday and Friday
Hamilton: The backlog is bigger than expected

Hamilton: The backlog is bigger than expected

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After the first race of the season, Lewis Hamilton admitted that the gap behind Red Bull is bigger than the Mercedes team expected before the start of the race weekend. The Brit finished the race seventh - 50 seconds behind winner Max Verstappen. Teammate George Russell fared slightly better, finishing in fifth place, four seconds ahead of him. "I think all of us in the team are a bit disappointed. We wanted and expected a better result." "It was a very demanding and even race. Tire wear was relatively high. We still have to improve a lot of things if we want to get close to the best. The gap behind Red Bull is bigger than we expected." After a slightly worse start to the race, Hamilton fared much better in the finish as he closed in on compatriot Nor
The Mercedes W15 is bouncing again

The Mercedes W15 is bouncing again

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Mercedes' race car for the 2024 season, the W15, has reportedly been showing encouraging results in testing, but it appears the Silver Arrow is facing an old problem. Although the W15 is said to be better than its predecessors W14 and W13, as it is said to be better to drive, George Russell revealed before the first free practice of the year, which is scheduled in Bahrain this time on Thursday, that this year's racing car carries some characteristics of the previous racing cars. "The W15 is a completely different race car, to the extent that this year we will have to forget everything we learned last year in terms of set-up," he said. "It feels like a real race car, but we will have to eliminate the bounce that appeared in testing. The 2022 and 2023 cars were very similar, but this year's is a completely different beast, which
Albon to Red Bull, Verstappen or Alonso to Mercedes?

Albon to Red Bull, Verstappen or Alonso to Mercedes?

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After Lewis Hamilton shook up the racing market with the announcement of his transfer to Ferrari, there is a lot going on in this area. There is a lot of information and possible combinations coming from all sides, as it is still not clear who will land where Carlos Sainz will make room for Hamilton, nor who will take Hamilton's place at Mercedes. According to the latest rumours, or "information from sources in the teams", Alex Albon is said to have been offered a three-year contract by the Red Bull team. At least that's according to Peter Windsor, who claims the transfer is "90% agreed". There is also talk of an even more sensational transfer. According to some information, Max Verstappen is supposed to leave Red Bull Racing and join the Mercedes team, although he has a contract with the team until the end of the 2028 season.
Norris and Leclerc escaped Mercedes

Norris and Leclerc escaped Mercedes

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Lewis Hamilton's sudden decision to leave the Mercedes team at the end of this season came at a rather inauspicious moment for the German team, as the Briton announced his departure just days after Lando Norris and Charles Leclerc signed new contracts with their teams, which would certainly be a tempting candidate for the vacant seat. Toto Wolff is thus faced with a difficult task, as there is little time to choose a replacement, and there are also fewer candidates. "We have a good foundation, a fast and talented, smart driver in George Russell, now we just have to choose the right driver for the second seat," said Wolff, who revealed that they would not rush the choice, but admitted that Norris and Leclerc would be it would be interesting for him in this situation if she did not sign the contracts and hinted that the example of Lewis shows
Hamilton shocked the boss of Mercedes just a few hours before the transfer to Ferrari

Hamilton shocked the boss of Mercedes just a few hours before the transfer to Ferrari

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Lewis Hamilton surprised his current boss and co-owner of the Mercedes team, Toto Wolff, with the decision to move to Ferrari just hours before breaking the news to the media. According to The Telegraph, the Briton activated one of the exit clauses in the contract with Mercedes, which he concluded in August last year and was supposed to last until the end of 2025. The German team was not ready to give the seven-time world champion a contract that would last longer than two years, Ferrari but now he has promised the 39-year-old racer a multi-year contract that guarantees him a seat at least until the end of the 2026 season. At the same time, he should earn around 60 million euros per season, close to the amount that three-time world champion Max Verstappen earns per year.
Haas has almost twice as many hours in the wind tunnel as Red Bull

Haas has almost twice as many hours in the wind tunnel as Red Bull

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In the 1 season, the MoneyGram Haas F2024 Team will have as many as 1380 hours available for the development of the racing car, which is 540 hours more than the current F1 world constructors' champions, Red Bull Racing. The FIA ​​has presented a list of permitted racing car development hours in the wind tunnel. As the worst ranked team of the 2023 season, the most hours belong to the American team of Gen Haas, who will have 1380 hours available, 60 more than the Stake F1 Team (Alfa Romeo last year). 120 hours less will be available to the team that finished last season as Alpha Tauri (and this year there is supposed to be a name change). On the other side of the table, with the fewest allowed hours, is understandably Red Bull Racing, which was too strong last year. Christian Horner's team will have "only" 840 hours to test the RB20 in the wind tunnel. 60 more hours will be available to the German team Mer
Russell fastest in training with 10 rookies

Russell fastest in training with 10 rookies

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George Russel set the fastest time in the first F1 practice session for the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, which saw both Max Verstappen and Lewis Hamilton leave their cars to rookies. The teams used the first training session to meet the mandatory rookie quota, so we saw as many as ten young racers on the track. Russell thus set the fastest practice time, and Felipe Drugovich came closest to his lap time behind the wheel of Alonso's Aston Martin. Daniel Ricciardo was the third fastest racer, and the Australian was testing the innovations on the Alpha Tauri racing car, while Valtteri Bottas and Lance Stroll also entered the top five times.