The “unconventional” approaches Mercedes tried to extract performance from their car paid off with George Russell’s pole position in Hungary, says team principal Toto Wolff.
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Russell “should be able to win from that position” after first pole – Hamilton
2022 Hungarian Grand Prix
Posted onLewis Hamilton believes George Russell can take Mercedes’ first win of 2022 after claiming a surprise pole position for the Hungarian Grand Prix.
Russell “over the moon” to seize first pole after “worst Friday of the season”
2022 Hungarian Grand Prix
Posted onHungarian Grand Prix pole winner George Russell says it was an “incredible feeling” to take pole position after he struggled in Friday practice.
Hamilton expects “tough weekend” as floor damage cuts his race simulation short
2022 Hungarian Grand Prix
Posted onLewis Hamilton expects a difficult weekend for Mercedes after cutting his race simulation run short in practice due to damage.
Mercedes expect Hungarian GP will ‘expose our qualifying weakness’
2022 French Grand Prix
Posted onMercedes expect they will find it difficult to replicate the double podium finish they scored at Paul Ricard when Formula 1 moves to the Hungaroring this weekend.
Hamilton and Russell ‘out-performing a car that’s not good enough’ – Wolff
2022 French Grand Prix
Posted onMercedes team principal Toto Wolff said his drivers are out-performing their car after they scored their first double podium finish of the season in France.
Russell insists the “letter of the law” showed Perez should have given up third place
2022 French Grand Prix
Posted onGeorge Russell insisted Sergio Perez should have given up his position when he cut the chicane as the pair fought for position during the French Grand Prix.
Wolff explains radio messages to calm “upset” Russell after Perez clash
2022 French Grand Prix
Posted onMercedes team principal Toto Wolff says George Russell needed to “drop the upset-ness” after his clash with Sergio Perez in the French Grand Prix.
“Totally wrong” Virtual Safety Car message cost me third place – Perez
2022 French Grand Prix
Posted onSergio Perez says he lost third place to George Russell when the French Grand Prix restarted because he was given incorrect information about the Virtual Safety Car period ending.
Mercedes’ lack of performance at Paul Ricard “a slap in the face” – Wolff
2022 French Grand Prix
Posted onMercedes team principal Toto Wolff didn’t think it was possible they would end qualifying for the French Grand Prix so far behind Ferrari and Red Bull.
Russell: No more “trial and error” for Mercedes
2022 French Grand Prix
Posted onGeorge Russell says Mercedes now have a “clear direction” in which to develop their car over the second half of the 2022 season.
Change circuits and “flat as a pancake” kerbs to solve track limits rows – Russell
2022 French Grand Prix
Posted onGeorge Russell says the “root cause” of Formula 1’s track limits problem is circuits which fail to punish drivers for running wide.
First images of new Mercedes aerodynamics appear at French Grand Prix
2022 French Grand Prix
Posted onThe first evidence of Mercedes’ latest aerodynamic upgrade has appeared at the French Grand Prix. The team has brought a reshaped nose for its W13.
Can Ferrari take the heat? And is it au revoir to Ricard? Six French GP talking points
2022 French Grand Prix
Posted onThe French Grand Prix is set to take place in heatwave conditions. Who can withstand the soaring temperatures? And will this be Paul Ricard’s last race?
Russell urges return to single race director to address lack of “accountability”
2022 Austrian Grand Prix
Posted onGeorge Russell says Formula 1’s current system of rotating race directors is resulting in “no accountability” with the FIA and its stewards.
Hamilton was taking corners 10kph quicker when he crashed – Wolff
2022 Austrian Grand Prix
Posted onLewis Hamilton and George Russell’s crashes in yesterday’s qualifying session show the Mercedes is still “tricky to drive” despite its more competitive showing in Austria, says team principal Toto Wolff.
Mercedes understood Russell’s “natural reaction” to check on Zhou
2022 Austrian Grand Prix
Posted onGeorge Russell says his Mercedes team understood why he felt the need to check on Guanyu Zhou following his crash last weekend, despite it leading to his retirement from the race.
Russell “definitely underperformed” after taking eighth on grid
2022 British Grand Prix
Posted onGeorge Russell was surprised by his below-par qualifying performance in a rain-hit qualifying session at Silverstone.
Russell reveals “strange” first experience of being booed at F1 race
2022 British Grand Prix
Posted onGeorge Russell says spectators jeering drivers “needs to be stamped out” after experiencing it for the first time at the last race in Canada.
“Enough is enough”: Hamilton’s rivals speak out over Piquet’s racist comment
2022 F1 season
Posted onSeveral of Lewis Hamilton’s rivals have spoken up in support of him after his fellow Formula 1 champion Nelson Piquet referring to him using a racist expression.