Juan Pablo Montoya believes George Russell is missing one key element to become world champion. The Colombian sees Lando Norris as the strongest contender for the 2025 F1 title but also sees Russell as a potential champion. However, he questions whether the Mercedes driver has the aggressive edge needed to win, suggesting that Russell is
Following Lewis Hamilton’s move to Ferrari, George Russell has now taken the mantle as the ‘more experienced driver’ at Mercedes which has opened his eyes to the current stage of his career and in a season set to be the stage for the debut of a myriad of young talents ready to take the series
A 1954 championship-winning Mercedes has sold for over €50 million at auction, becoming the most expensive Formula 1 car ever. Driven by legends Juan Manuel Fangio and Stirling Moss, the W196R sold for a breathtaking £42.76 million. (€51.155 million)
In a red-carpet interview with Sky Sports, Toto Wolff was asked about his opinions on the new FIA penalties that were recently released. While many fans, drivers and teams alike seem to have negative views about the chances of championship points being taken away for misbehaviour, Wolff has a different mindset.
Lewis Hamilton had his first taste of the intense emotionality that engulfs Ferrari’s passionate aura at the day of his presentation as a Ferrari driver, leaving the Briton to expect a ‘massively’ different experience to those he underwent at his two former -British- teams, Mercedes and McLaren.
The 2024 season saw four different teams and seven different drivers take home multiple wins, as Red Bull Racing’s edge on its competitors dissapeared at the beginning of last year’s campaign, yielding the closest racing to be seen under the current regulations. McLaren’s CEO, Zak Brown, now braces himself for what he claims will be
A new chapter will begin at Mercedes next season. After a decade, Lewis Hamilton will leave the German team, and youngster Andrea Kimi Antonelli will replace the seven-time world champion. The one constant is George Russell in their driver line-up, who talked about his goals for the upcoming year.
Juan Pablo Montoya believes Mercedes’ decision to bring Valtteri Bottas back to the team creates a ‘safety net’ in case Andrea Kimi Antonelli struggles in his debut season. The former Formula 1 driver compares Antonelli to Max Verstappen who also debuted young.
The Mercedes-Benz W196 R Stromlinienwagen is set to be auctioned this weekend and is currently valued at $52,6 million dollars by RM Sotheby’s. Should it be sold for even half of that, it would still set the record as the most expensive F1 car ever to be sold at an auction.
George Russell’s helmet has been exchanged as a presidential gift between the leaders of the nations of Malaysia and Indonesia in a political meeting that took place recently.
Andrea Kimi Antonelli has gardnered Mercedes’ faith across the seven years the Italian has been a member of their young drivers’ programme and will make his F1 debut in 2025 as Lewis Hamilton’s replacement. However, his F2 maiden season was anything but a walk in the park for the Italian youngster, but Mercedes driver development
Andrea Kimi Antonelli has achieved another milestone in his life: The young Italian has obtained his driving licence. Incidentally, he got it after getting his super licence.
