Mercedes – Page 15 – MICHAEL LAMONATO

Mercedes to make Bottas call by August amid Ocon pressure

Valtteri Bottas isn't secure at Mercedes as it might have seemed.

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2019 British Grand Prix —
Strategy Report

The British Grand Prix Strategy Report podcast features ESPN associate editor Nate Saunders.

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Hamilton snatches sixth Silverstone win from luckless Bottas

Lewis Hamilton benefitted from a mid-race safety car to jump teammate Valtteri Bottas and pinch victory.

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Bottas beats Hamilton to pole, breaks British hearts

Bottas beat Hamilton by just 0.006 seconds to deny the Briton a seventh home pole.

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Bottas bests Hamilton in British practice

Valtteri Bottas has pipped Lewis Hamilton to the quickest time in a blustery Friday of practice at Silverstone.

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The title’s finished, but you have to admire the way Hamilton ended it

There is no other driver operating on the same level as Lewis Hamilton today. While the Briton has earned the benefit of a class-leading car and is obviously immensely naturally talented, it’s his insatiable desire to be the best — surely the point of any elite competition — that is setting him apart from his undoubtedly fast rivals.

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Hamilton unstoppable in French Grand Prix

Lewis Hamilton dominated the French Grand Prix to extend his championship lead to 36 points.

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Hamilton beats Bottas for new Mercedes record

Mercedes claimed a record-breaking 63rd front-row lockout at the French Grand Prix.

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Is the championship already over?

The most important question now is how integral Ferrari’s flaws are to its 2019 campaign. Only with that answer can it attempt to lift and salvage what’s left of its season.

Category: Portfolio, Print Tags: Barcelona, Ferrari, Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes, Opinion, Spain, The Roar

Hamilton rules from the start in Spain

Lewis Hamilton dominated the Spanish Grand Prix from start to finish to retake the drivers’ championship lead from teammate Valtteri Bottas.

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Ferrari’s Spanish inquisition

The cost of Ferrari’s slow start to the season will be paid by its 2019 campaign eventually. Whether the payment ultimately bankrupts its campaign will be decided this weekend.

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Can Valtteri Bottas save the 2019 F1 season?

It’s early days yet, but there could be trouble brewing at Mercedes — and if Ferrari can’t pull itself together, you’d better hope there is.

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Ferrari was beaten by the best in Baku

So still that question hangs in the air as Formula One hurtles towards its European leg of the season. is anyone good enough to beat Mercedes? On current form, the answer is a resounding no.

Category: Portfolio, Print Tags: Azerbaijan, Baku, Ferrari, Mercedes, Opinion, The Roar

Mercedes recovery a combination of strategy and temperature, Wolff says

Toto Wolff credited cooling track temperatures for rescuing qualifying for Mercedes, but the team boss also revealed some clever Q3 strategising helped Valtteri Bottas and Lewis Hamilton get the jump on Ferrari.

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Baku pole to Bottas after Leclerc crashes

Valtteri Bottas has snatched pole position for the Azerbaijan Grand Prix from teammate Lewis Hamilton after pre-qualifying favorite Charles Leclerc crashed out in Q2.

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Ferrari looks a cinch for pole — Hamilton

Lewis Hamilton thinks it’s unlikely his team will be able to close the 0.7-second gap to Ferrari from today’s practice for the Azerbaijan Grand Prix in time for qualifying, but the Briton is optimistic Mercedes’s long-run pace will make it a challenger in the race.

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Why Bottas could finally be the real deal

Okay, it’s far too early to definitively declare Valtteri Bottas as a serious threat to the runaway championship train that is Lewis Hamilton, but you’ve got to admit that a sporting story beginning with several nights of heavy Scandinavian drinking has a certain appeal.

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Defying expectations: what we learnt from the Australian Grand Prix

Only the bravest of punters would’ve tipped Valtteri Bottas to romp into the setting Melbourne sun at such a convincing canter at the first race of the season.

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