Lewis Hamilton is confident he can see off team-mate Nico Rosberg but admits his world title chances will be over if Mercedes do not find a swift solution to their tyre troubles.
POOR showing at Spanish GP prompts Brit driver to ask questions of his team ahead of Monaco this weekend
“There was just no grip. It doesn’t matter whether I go slow or go fast. It’s one of the strangest feelings I have had for a long time”
The Spanish Grand Prix threw up a few interesting comparisons from last year to this, not least in the relative pace of the cars and the improvement in speed of the pit stops. At one end of the spectrum the Mercedes was 2.3 seconds faster in qualifying than in 2012, while the Williams was a second slower than Pastor Maldonado’s pole time from last year. But in the pits there has also been progress; Ferrari set the fastest stop on Sunday, a clear second faster than its best time last year (when it was again fastest) thanks to the many ;More…
Nico Rosberg made his mark with a second consecutive pole in Spain, and while he knew Sunday would be tough for Mercedes the race proved to be even worse than he expected – although his three-stop schedule did at least … Continue reading →
View the Spanish Grand Prix photo gallery by multi award winning photographer Darren Heath on the Official Vodafone McLaren Mercedes website.
Mercedes motorsport director Toto Wolff concedes his squad need to come up with another plan to fix their race day woes…
Former world champion dropped from second on the grid to 12th in a miserable Spanish Grand Prix.
Lewis Hamilton says no stone will be left unturned when he visits the Mercedes factory later this week for a brainstorming session to cure the team’s tyre woes.
Lewis Hamilton was in downbeat mood after his difficult race in Spain, but remained adamant that his Mercedes team could solve its current problems with race performance. Hamilton tumbled from second on the grid to 12th at the chequered flag, … Continue reading →
McLaren boss Martin Whitmarsh has remained tight-lipped on reports that the team have let their option on the use of Mercedes engines for 2015 lapse, paving the way for a return to Honda power.
Mercedes may have endured a nightmare race in Spain, but Fernando Alonso believes they will be the team to beat in Monaco…
Mercedes suspects that its tyre dramas are not being caused by an inherent problem with its car.
Fernando Alonso thinks Mercedes will be the favourite for victory at the next grand prix in Monaco after Nico Rosberg and Lewis Hamilton have dominated qualifying at the last three races
Fernando Alonso has marked the Mercedes team out as a potential winner on the streets of Monaco.