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How Hamilton recovered from his F1 practice 'disaster' in Baku

over 2 years ago

from: Autosport.com

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"Woop!" he cried. "What an effort, what an effort guys, what an effort!"As Hamilton parked his Mercedes W12 car behind the P2 board, there was a surprising... read more »

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Bottas thinks ‘something is wrong’ with his W12

over 2 years ago

from: PlanetF1.com

( 541 views )

Valtteri Bottas had no way of explaining his poor qualifying display in Baku, and so believes there must be a problem with his W12. read more »

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Mercedes lost lap time at every corner in Baku

over 2 years ago

from: PlanetF1.com

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Mercedes lost lap time in every corner of the Baku street circuit on Friday, mainly due to tyre temperature on the W12 cars. read more »

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Horner suggests Wolff ‘keeps his mouth shut’

over 2 years ago

from: PlanetF1.com

( 501 views )

After seeing the front wing on the Mercedes W12 in Baku, Christian Horner would be keeping his mouth shut if he was Toto Wolff. read more »

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Russell: Wolff gave me a lot of 'tough love' after Bottas crash

over 2 years ago

from: Autosport.com

( 959 views )

The pair had collided at high-speed while battling over ninth place in the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix, which put them both out - wrecking their respective FW43B and W12... read more »

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Wolff concedes W12 does not suit Baku track

over 2 years ago

from: PlanetF1.com

( 605 views )

Toto Wolff has said while Mercedes are highly motivated to right the wrongs of Monaco, the Baku track may not be the place to do it for them. read more »

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Mercedes doubts Baku layout will suit W12 strengths

over 2 years ago

from: MotorSportWeek.com

( 813 views )

Mercedes team boss Toto Wolff says the squad is braced for "another tricky" event at this weekend's Azerbaijan round, following its subdued display in Monaco.... read more »

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Marko sees ‘protest potential’ in W12 front wing

over 2 years ago

from: PlanetF1.com

( 785 views )

With Red Bull's 'bendy rear wing' set to be outlawed, Helmut Marko now wants tests to be tightened up on front wings. read more »

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Wheel nut is still stuck on Bottas' Mercedes

over 2 years ago

from: PlanetF1.com

( 650 views )

Mercedes has confirmed the broken wheel nut which ended Valtteri Bottas' Monaco Grand Prix is still stuck on his W12 car. read more »

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Wolff warns of protests and counter protests in Baku

over 2 years ago

from: Pitpass.com

( 626 views )

Toto Wolff reiterates the possibility of protesting the rear wing on the Red Bull in Baku, while admitting that the Austrian team could counter by protesting the front wing on... read more »

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Hamilton laments ‘pretty terrible’ W12 in Monaco

over 2 years ago

from: PlanetF1.com

( 494 views )

Lewis Hamilton had hoped set-up changes would boost his qualifying chances in Monaco, but that plan certainly did not work out. read more »

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Hamilton, Mercedes ‘completely missed the ball’ in qualifying

over 2 years ago

from: MotorSportWeek.com

( 650 views )

Lewis Hamilton says he and Mercedes "completely missed the ball" and made the W12 "worse than ever" after his qualifying slump in Monaco. Hamilton was only... read more »

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Bottas seeks solution to Mercedes set-up issues

over 2 years ago

from: GPfans.com

( 454 views )

Valtteri Bottas believes a poor front end on his Mercedes W12 is costing significant time after ending Thursday practice for the Monaco Grand Prix over four-tenths off the pace. read more »

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Video: Toto Takes lifeAR for a Test Drive

over 2 years ago

from: YouTube.com

( 579 views )

W12's new TeamViewer branding brought to life - through the lifeAR App  read more »

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Technical Insight: How Mercedes returned to top performance

over 2 years ago

from: MotorSportWeek.com

( 952 views )

The very stable Mercedes we saw at the Spanish Grand Prix has already made the memories of Bahrain seem very distant, where it suffered from a lack of grip at the rear of its... read more »

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How Mercedes have unlocked pace from the W12

over 2 years ago

from: PlanetF1.com

( 637 views )

Andrew Shovlin says Mercedes' improved speed is not down to one thing, but a lot of "really hard work and finetuning". read more »

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Mercedes 'let Bottas down' - Wolff

over 2 years ago

from: GPfans.com

( 1017 views )

Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff conceded the team had 'let Valtteri Bottas down' after a sensor issue caused his W12 to enter a safety mode whilst hunting down Max... read more »

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Mercedes with 'work to do' in Portugal Despite Topping Both Practice Sessions - Shovlin

over 2 years ago

from: TheCheckeredFlag.co.uk

( 598 views )

Valtteri Bottas was more comfortable behind the wheel of the Mercedes W12 than Lewis Hamilton was on Friday, according to Track Engineering Director Andrew Shovlin. read more »

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Hamilton's 'real challenge' to keep W12 on track

over 2 years ago

from: PlanetF1.com

( 609 views )

Sir Lewis Hamilton found it a "real challenge" to keep control of his W12 during Friday practice at the Portuguese Grand Prix. read more »

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Bottas unsure DAS would have solved Mercedes' Imola F1 tyre struggles

over 2 years ago

from: Autosport.com

( 919 views )

Bottas topped both practice sessions on Friday for the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix and said he felt "a lot happier" with the Mercedes W12 car than he did at the opening... read more »

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Cooler temperatures now an issue for Mercedes

over 2 years ago

from: PlanetF1.com

( 473 views )

Valtteri Bottas has said tyre warm-up when driving the Mercedes W12 is now an issue in cooler temperatures and not just in warmer conditions. read more »

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Mercedes yet to "unlock" hidden potential in bid to overhaul Red Bull - Bottas

over 2 years ago

from: GPfans.com

( 844 views )

Valtteri Bottas believes Mercedes can "unlock" hidden potential in the W12 and overhaul Red Bull's advantage to take the F1 constructors' title this season. read more »

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Bottas' Mercedes "damaged beyond repair"

over 2 years ago

from: GPfans.com

( 790 views )

Mercedes trackside engineering director Andrew Shovlin has revealed Valtteri Bottas' W12 has been mostly "damaged beyond repair" in his high-speed Imola crash. read more »

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How Mercedes has turned the corner on its knife-edge W12

over 2 years ago

from: Autosport.com

( 676 views )

It had to face up to the reality that new regulations had appeared to hamper the low rake runners more than their high rake counterparts.However, while fellow low rake runner... read more »

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Mercedes fears Imola damage may hurt 2021 development

over 2 years ago

from: MotorSportWeek.com

( 590 views )

Mercedes says it fears Valtteri Bottas' high-speed crash at Imola, as well as Lewis Hamilton's minor prang, will hurt its progress amid the new cost cap rules in... read more »