Mercedes says Bottas lacked that “last little bit of confidence” in Baku
Mercedes’ Mike Elliot says Valtteri Bottas’ lack of pace at the Azerbaijan GP was down to the Finn being unable to find “that last little bit of confidence
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On this day Lewis Hamilton won his first Formula 1 Grand Prix!
On this day, June 10 2007, in his debut Formula 1 season, Lewis Hamilton won his first F1 race – the Canadian Grand Prix!
Mercedes’ 2021 Azerbaijan Grand Prix Debrief video
In Mercedes’ Azerbaijan GP debrief Technology Director Mike Elliot talks about Hamilton’s ‘brake magic’ accident, Bottas’ lack of pace and more!
Felipe Massa says Lewis Hamilton is “perhaps the perfect driver”
Felipe Massa strongly praises Lewis Hamilton, the man who beat him for the F1 championship in the last corner of the last lap of the 2008 season.
Toto Wolff: “We already readjusted the plan to 2022”
Mercedes team boss Toto Wolff says Mercedes has shifted their focus to their 2022 car, and “there is no way of backing out of it” now.
Mika Häkkinen says Lewis Hamilton’s “mistake was not typical of him”
Häkkinen says Hamilton’s “mistake” at the Azerbaijan GP “shows how hard he was pushing to try and make up for his car’s performance issues”.
Ross Brawn: “It was a test of character for Lewis this weekend”
Formula 1 managing director Ross Brawn says the Azerbaijan GP was “a test of character” for Lewis Hamilton and “he was coming through it very well”.
Toto Wolff: “Operationally it is not our ‘A-game’”
After two subpar performances in Monaco and Azerbaijan, Mercedes team boss Toto Wolff says there’s so much the team ‘needs to improve’.
Sergio Perez: “I am sorry for Lewis because it’s very painful”
After winning the Azerbaijan GP Red Bull’s Sergio Perez said he felt sorry for Lewis Hamilton after a lock-up cost him a possible race win.
Valtteri Bottas says his lack of pace in Baku was “not normal”
Bottas says he couldn’t have gone any faster in Baku, and Mercedes will have to “understand” the reason for his lack of pace “before going to France”.
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George Russell
Kimi Antonelli
The Team
History
On this day Lewis Hamilton won his first Formula 1 Grand Prix!
On this day, June 10 2007, in his debut Formula 1 season, Lewis Hamilton won his first F1 race – the Canadian Grand Prix!
Mercedes’ 2021 Azerbaijan Grand Prix Debrief video
In Mercedes’ Azerbaijan GP debrief Technology Director Mike Elliot talks about Hamilton’s ‘brake magic’ accident, Bottas’ lack of pace and more!
Felipe Massa says Lewis Hamilton is “perhaps the perfect driver”
Felipe Massa strongly praises Lewis Hamilton, the man who beat him for the F1 championship in the last corner of the last lap of the 2008 season.
Toto Wolff: “We already readjusted the plan to 2022”
Mercedes team boss Toto Wolff says Mercedes has shifted their focus to their 2022 car, and “there is no way of backing out of it” now.
Mika Häkkinen says Lewis Hamilton’s “mistake was not typical of him”
Häkkinen says Hamilton’s “mistake” at the Azerbaijan GP “shows how hard he was pushing to try and make up for his car’s performance issues”.
Ross Brawn: “It was a test of character for Lewis this weekend”
Formula 1 managing director Ross Brawn says the Azerbaijan GP was “a test of character” for Lewis Hamilton and “he was coming through it very well”.
Toto Wolff: “Operationally it is not our ‘A-game’”
After two subpar performances in Monaco and Azerbaijan, Mercedes team boss Toto Wolff says there’s so much the team ‘needs to improve’.
Sergio Perez: “I am sorry for Lewis because it’s very painful”
After winning the Azerbaijan GP Red Bull’s Sergio Perez said he felt sorry for Lewis Hamilton after a lock-up cost him a possible race win.
Valtteri Bottas says his lack of pace in Baku was “not normal”
Bottas says he couldn’t have gone any faster in Baku, and Mercedes will have to “understand” the reason for his lack of pace “before going to France”.
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George Russell
Kimi Antonelli
The Team
History
