Toto Wolff has revealed he got advice from from Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola which prompted him not to convince Lewis Hamilton to stay at Mercedes, Afrosport reports. The seven-time world champion will be leaving the German automobile giant at the end of the year to join Italian marque Ferrari from next year. Wolff could have persuaded Hamilton to change his mind and continue with Mercedes...
Mercedes have announced that Italian teenager Andrea Kimi Antonelli will replace the Ferrari-bound Lewis Hamilton from the start of the 2025 Formula 1 season, Afrosport reports. Seven-time F1 champion Hamilton revealed in February that he will join Ferrari next year, prompting Mercedes’ search for a replacement for the 39-year-old. The Silver Arrows have now found one in rising star Antonelli, who turned 18 last Sunday, and...
Seven-time Lewis Hamilton has criticised the International Automobile Federation (FIA) for lacking accountability in the wake of multiple scandals that have rocked the governing body in recent times. FIA President Mohammed Ben Sulayem was accused by a whistleblower of demanding the overturning of a penalty to Aston Martin's Fernando Alonso at last year's Saudi Arabian Grand Prix last year. He also asked officials not to pass...
Seven-time Formula One world champion insists he remains committed to Mercedes after Damon Hill and Jenson Button suggested he might be considering retiring from the sport. The 38-year-old’s contract with the Brackley-based team expires at the end of the year and there is no indication he will be signing anytime soon. The former McLaren driver had a torrid 2022, where he failed to win a race...
Former Williams test driver Sussie Wolff has been appointed as the managing director of the Formula 1 Academy which aims to develop young female drivers in motorsport. Wolff, who is the wife of Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff and one of the few female racers to be involved in F1, recently served as the team principal and CEO for the Venturi Formula E squad between 2018...
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