Hamilton on improving focus after Spa crash compromised Belgian weekend
Lewis Hamilton says he needs to “step it up” in focus at this weekend’s Hungarian Grand Prix after a crash in final practice at Spa compromised his Belgian Grand Prix weekend. Hamilton said: "Can't afford weekends like this in a sense of my performance [on Saturday] so I'm going to step it up in terms of focus level for next week."
Hamilton tells himself to 'step it up' after Spa setbacks
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Wolff on Mercedes rejecting team orders in title fight
Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff says the team will not use team orders to back Kimi Antonelli’s Formula 1 title bid, despite Antonelli leading team-mate George Russell by 50 points after the Belgian Grand Prix. Wolff said: "Since Barcelona, we would in any case always give preference to the race victory. And if it meant that Kimi or George were ahead, this is what we would do. This is a constructors' championship as much as a drivers' championship. We would never take a victory away from any of the drivers. So if it is George who is ahead, even though he's behind in the championship, at that stage of the season, we wouldn't do that."
Mercedes rejects team orders despite Kimi Antonelli's 50-point lead
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Vasseur on Hamilton's Belgian GP penalty
Ferrari team principal Fred Vasseur said Lewis Hamilton’s five-second time penalty at the Belgian Grand Prix was harsh after his first-lap contact with George Russell at Les Combes, which left Russell in the gravel and out of the race. Vasseur said: "Yes, because so far this season all of the incidents of Lap 1 were considered as racing incidents and, on this one, the person [Russell] had far enough space to not close on the right and go on the left. At the end of the day, it's not me who is making the decision, but it seems tough."
Fred Vasseur disagrees with Lewis Hamilton Belgian GP penalty after George Russell clash
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Wolff on new Mercedes engine issue at Belgian GP start
Toto Wolff says the loss of power George Russell suffered on the opening lap of the Belgian Grand Prix was caused by a “new” Mercedes engine issue that would not have been spotted on the simulator. Wolff said: "When it comes to [the race], all Mercedes engines had a lack of energy out of Turn 1, so it wasn't only George. It was a new thing. It was something that we wouldn't have identified on the simulator because you need to look for it, and so it was a new issue."
Toto Wolff reveals 'new issue' behind mysterious George Russell Mercedes engine problem
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Leclerc on recent Ferrari step forward and remaining limitations
Charles Leclerc says he is still not performing at the level he wants despite a recent step forward with Ferrari, after winning the British Grand Prix and finishing second at the Belgian Grand Prix. Leclerc said: "I'm confident in saying that I made a step forward. Whether I'm at the level where I want to perform, not yet. There are still things in the car that I need to drive around. I cannot drive completely naturally, and that is slowing me down in some parts of the race. But surely it was a step forward, and for that I'm happy."
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