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A tricky and experimental Friday for the Mercedes-AMG PETRONAS F1 Team in Budapest George went fifth quickest in the first session of the day while Lewis took P7 under blue skies at the Hungaroring. Setup changes ahead of FP2 made the W13 a handful in the latter session with both drivers suffering poor grip and […] July 31, 2022 at 12:00AM

Mixed start to the weekend for Mercedes-AMG Petronas Formula One Team in France George went fourth quickest in FP1, completing 25 laps and gaining useful running on the medium and soft tyre. Nyck de Vries was driving in Lewis’ car in FP1, as part of the regulatory requirement for young drivers to complete at least […] July 24, 2022 at 12:00AM

A challenging qualifying session for the Mercedes-AMG PETRONAS F1 Team with two accidents in Q3 – but encouraging pace bodes well for this weekend’s racing. Continuing the progress seen in Silverstone, the W13 showed competitive single lap performance today with both drivers in Spielberg. Lewis was on course to improve his lap time in Q3 […] July 09, 2022 at 12:00AM

Lewis scores an impressive P3 for the Mercedes-AMG PETRONAS F1 Team at an action-packed British Grand Prix Lewis took his 13th podium at Silverstone to set a new record for the most podiums at a single event, while George suffered an early DNF. A horrific multi-car incident on the opening lap saw ZHO’s upside-down Alfa […] July 05, 2022 at 12:00AM

A satisfying P3 and P4 for the Mercedes-AMG PETRONAS F1 Team at the 2022 Canada Grand Prix Lewis took his second podium of the season finishing in third place, just ahead of George who took P4 to complete a solid team effort under blue skies in Montreal. George made swift progress early on to move […] June 21, 2022 at 12:00AM

A thrilling qualifying session in Montreal sees the Mercedes-AMG PETRONAS F1 Team qualify in P4 and P8 Lewis will line up for the Canadian Grand Prix in P4 and George in P8 after a frenetic qualifying session in changeable conditions with the W13 showing strong pace. Qualifying began under full X Wet conditions before a […] June 20, 2022 at 12:00AM

Useful learning but work still to do for the Mercedes-AMG PETRONAS F1 Team on practice day in Canada George went sixth quickest in the opening practice session of the day, with Lewis in P8. As the wind swirled ahead of an impending storm, George finished FP2 in P7 and Lewis P13, with both drivers finding […] June 19, 2022 at 12:00AM

Heroic drives from George and Lewis see the Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1 Team take P3 and P5 in Barcelona George secured his second podium of the season with an imperious drive, making up places at the start and then holding off VER with an emphatic defence for several laps, at one point leading the Grand Prix, […] May 23, 2022 at 12:00AM

The Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1 Team delivered its strongest qualifying performance of the season so far with George Russell in P4 and Lewis Hamilton in P6. Today’s running confirmed the step forward made with the new upgrades that have been brought to this race and saw both drivers fighting for second row starting positions through the […] May 22, 2022 at 12:00AM

Positive signs on practice day in Barcelona for the Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1 Team The team returned to a sunny Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya with a vastly different car to the one which completed pre-season testing on the same circuit back in February. George rounded out the first practice session of the day in P4 with Lewis […] May 22, 2022 at 12:00AM

P5 and P6 for Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1 Team at the Miami Grand Prix George finished the Miami Grand Prix in P5, with Lewis in P6 after an intense finale to the inaugural race in Miami Gardens. Given his grid position, the team opted for an offset strategy with George, starting him on the Hard tyre […] May 10, 2022 at 12:00AM

P6 and P12 for the Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1 Team in qualifying for the Miami Grand Prix Lewis will start tomorrow’s inaugural Miami Grand Prix in P6 with George in P12. The team struggled to build on the strong pace shown in Friday’s practice sessions with both drivers suffering from a lack of rear grip and […] May 09, 2022 at 12:00AM

Work to do for the Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1 Team after a difficult weekend in Italy George finished the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix in P4, with Lewis in P13. The race began on a damp track with all drivers opting for the Inter tyre. A good start for George saw him make up places to P5 […] April 26, 2022 at 12:00AM

P11 and P14 for the Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1 Team in the first F1 Sprint of the 2022 season A difficult start for both drivers and a long DRS train halted the team’s progress, with George bringing the W13 home in P11 and Lewis in P14. With the condensed sprint race running to just 21 laps, […] April 24, 2022 at 12:01AM

A difficult qualifying session for the Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1 Team in Italy Both cars were eliminated in Q2, as the team struggled to generate tyre temperature in the damp conditions of Imola. George will start tomorrow’s Sprint Race in P11 and Lewis in P13. Despite lacking performance, a red flag towards the end of Q2 […] April 24, 2022 at 12:01AM

A satisfying P3 and P4 for the Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1 Team at the Australian Grand Prix George secured his first podium for the Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1 Team on his 63rd race in F1. Both drivers made an impressive start with Lewis making up two places and George passing NOR to go P5. George benefitted from […] April 11, 2022 at 12:00AM

Lewis qualified in P5 and George P6 for the Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1 Team in Melbourne Lewis and George will start tomorrow’s Australian Grand Prix from the third row of the grid after a stop-start qualifying session with a number of incidents. Both drivers completed several prep laps to put temperature in the Soft tyres and […] April 10, 2022 at 12:00AM

A difficult start for the Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1 Team on practice day in Melbourne As F1 returned to Australia for the first track running here since 2019, Lewis finished FP1 in P7 and George in P12. In the later session of the day, George managed P11 and Lewis P13 as the team experimented with floor […] April 09, 2022 at 12:01AM

P5 and P10 for Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1 Team at the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix George brought the W13 home in P5 with a measured drive, having made an early pass on OCO, before running in free air for the majority of the race. Lewis finished P10, having started in P15, running an offset strategy to […] The post 2022 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix – Sunday appeared first on Automoto Network . March 28, 2022 at 05:30AM

Work to do for Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1 Team after qualifying in Saudi Arabia George qualified in P6, after a tense path into Q3, putting together a solid first lap of the final session but aborting his second flying lap. Lewis bowed out in Q1, after setup changes to his car fell short and he will […] The post 2022 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix – Saturday appeared first on Automoto Network . March 27, 2022 at 05:30AM