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Posted September 14, 2018

F1 Hopeful Pascal Wehrlein Leaving Mercedes Factory Stable

Former Formula 1 driver Pascal Wehrlein is leaving the Mercedes factory team as he bids for a return to the world championship. An F1 driver...

Posted August 3, 2018

F1 Legend Niki Lauda Hospitalized for Lung Transplant Surgery

Three-time Formula 1 World Champion Niki Lauda has undergone a lung transplant surgery after picking up an infection while he was on vacation in Ibiza this week....

Posted July 20, 2018

Mercedes F1 Team Wins Race to Lock in 2019 Chauffeur Lineup

Valtteri Bottas is staying put, as Mercedes becomes the first team to complete its 2019 Formula 1 driver lineup The deal for the 28-year-old is...

Posted July 1, 2018

Botched Strategy, Mechanical Issues Doom Mercedes at F1 Austrian General Practitioner

Mercedes lost the lead in both the Formula 1 constructors’ and drivers’ championships with a shocking double retirement at the Austrian Grand Prix -- the...

Lewis Hamilton led the way in both Friday practice sessions for the Formula 1 Austrian Grand Prix on Friday at the Red Bull Ring, the reigning world champion ahead of Mercedes teammate Valtteri Bottas in second.The Silver Arrows have won all four Austrian events since the country made a return to F1 in 2014, and it doesn’t look as though their 100 percent win rate is at risk on pure speed.Hamilton himself has only one victory to his name in Austria, a total matched by Bottas in the 2017 edition, but the No. 44 Mercedes had things under control on Friday in terms of outright pace."It’s been a good day so far, pretty straightforward with no real issues," Hamilton said. "There are not many corners here in Austria. It's a very fast track and it's very close between all the tires. The harder tire seems to be the better one for me."This was also the first day that Mercedes rolled out a feared technical upgrade for its car, and it seemed to work as intended."It's really great to see the updates. The guys at the factory have been working so hard to bring quality components," Hamilton said. "The car feels better in certain areas around the track, which is already a step forward from last week. The car felt immediately better coming out of the garage in FP1 and also at the start at FP2."It got a little worse during the afternoon session, and we will try to figure out why in the debrief, but the car does feel good overall, so I'm sure we can rectify it. I'm going to keep pushing, trying to maximize a bit more out of it."While Mercedes looked strongest on their one-lap pace, it was Ferrari and specifically Sebastian Vettel who showed the best long run pace. Essentially, when things are round this way and it is likely the quicker race car won’t start at the front, the racing is close and entertaining. With three DRS zones around the track, overtaking shouldn’t be as rare as in recent races either."We can always improve, but today I’m happy," said Vettel. "The car was pretty good, so we’ll see what we can do tomorrow. On this track, it is true that the curbs can be aggressive somehow, but today we didn’t have any issues and hopefully we won’t have problems tomorrow and in the race. We did a lot of laps, which is good, and usually on Saturday we can make a good step forward, so we should be well prepared for tomorrow and for Sunday."The complete Friday practice times can be found below.

Posted June 30, 2018

Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes Speed Austrian F1 Grand Prix Technique

Lewis Hamilton led the way in both Friday practice sessions for the Formula 1 Austrian Grand Prix on Friday at the Red Bull Ring, the...

Posted June 15, 2018

GALLERY: New exhibit honors the Career of F1 Legend Michael Schumacher

The career of seven-time Formula 1 world champion Michael Schumacher is being recognized this summer with a spectacular exhibit in Cologne, Germany. The mini museum...

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