Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1 Team
A tense qualifying session for the Monaco Grand Prix saw George take P6 and Lewis P8
George secured P6 on the starting grid after setting his time prior to the session-ending red flag. Lewis aborted his first lap and was unable to complete his final lap, meaning his qualifying time was set on used tyres in run one. Forecasts of rain are strengthening for Sunday, raising the prospect of challenging mixed […]
May 29, 2022 Motor Sports, What's New
Valuable running for the Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1 Team on day two of the pre-season track sessions
Lewis was in the cockpit for the morning session today in Barcelona, clocking up 40 laps of set-up learning before his session was curtailed by a sensor issue. George got to work in the afternoon, completing a number of test procedures and continuing to further our understanding of the harder tyre compounds. Andrew Shovlin, Trackside […]
February 25, 2022 Motor Sports, What's New
Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1 Team Statement on the end of Kingspan Partnership
Announced last week, the new partnership included Kingspan chairing a new Sustainability Working Group for the team, and aimed to deliver carbon reductions through their leading-edge environmentally sustainable solutions for the team’s future campus. However, both parties have subsequently concluded that it is not appropriate for the partnership to move forward at the current point […]
December 8, 2021 Motor Sports
The Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1 Team secured P1 and P3 on the grid for tomorrow’s Sprint at Interlagos after a strong team performance in qualifying
Lewis took P1 on the grid after three laps fast enough to claim top spot. Valtteri will start from P3 after missing out on the front row by just 0.097s. Both drivers completed long and short runs on Medium and Soft tyres in FP1 this morning. Driver FP1 Q1 Q2 Q3 Lewis Hamilton P1 9 […]
November 13, 2021 Motor Sports
The Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1 Team leaves Mexico City with a slender one-point lead in the Constructors’ Championship after a strong defensive drive from Lewis Hamilton to secure P2
Lewis delivered a masterful defensive drive to secure P2 on a day when we were outpaced by Red Bull in race conditions. Valtteri was turned around at Turn 1, putting him to the back of the field and restricting him to a long race unable to pass Ricciardo’s McLaren. In the final laps, Valtteri made […]
November 8, 2021 Motor Sports