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P2 and P4 for the Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1 Team at the 2021 Austrian Grand Prix
Valtteri completed a solid drive to take second place and maximise the points on offer for the second consecutive weekend. Lewis suffered damage at the Turn 10 kerbs and nursed the car home well for 30 laps lacking significant downforce. At the start of the race, Lewis and Valtteri had moved up to P3 and […]
July 5, 2021 Motor Sports
Attention turns to the race after a difficult Saturday in Austria for the Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1 Team
Lewis qualified in P4 and Valtteri in P5 with the car struggling for pace in Q3. All four Mercedes-Benz powered teams made it through to Q3. Both drivers will start on the Medium tyre compound tomorrow. Driver FP3 Q1 Q2 Q3 Lewis Hamilton P3 6 Laps 1:04.506 P4 Soft, Soft 6 Laps 1:04.258 P2 Medium, […]
July 4, 2021 Motor Sports
Mercedes and Lewis agree two-year contract extension
The Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1 Team is delighted to announce a two-year extension to its partnership with the reigning seven-time World Drivers’ Champion Lewis Hamilton, continuing a relationship that has become the most successful team and driver pairing in Formula One history. Lewis will drive for Mercedes in the 2022 and 2023 seasons, his 10th and […]
July 4, 2021 Motor Sports
A double podium for the Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1 Team at the 2021 Styrian Grand Prix with Lewis P2 and Valtteri P3
Lewis drove a solid race to take home second place in Austria, extracting the maximum performance from the W12 today. Valtteri jumped PER in the opening round of pit stops to move up to P3 and managed his Hard tyres well for the remainder of the race, weathering a late surge from PER who had […]
June 29, 2021 Motor Sports
“It is great to be on the podium with Checo”, #FrenchGP winner Max Verstappen
Max Verstappen held his nerve late on to overtake Lewis Hamilton on the penultimate lap and win the French Grand Prix as Red Bull Racing Honda teammate Sergio Pérez also banked a precious podium place. The Dutchman swapped places from pole with the reigning world champion throughout the race, however excellent pit stops from his […]
June 23, 2021 Motor Sports