Why Mercedes feels like a bus to Hamilton
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The Mercedes W11 was arguably the greatest F1 car assembled and went on to dominate the 2020 championship, so it is a surprise to hear its successor likened to a bus .
Seven-time champion Lewis Hamilton was providing an insight into why the team had such a poor weekend at Monaco, where he finished seventh.
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Afterwards, he said: “Monaco has never generally been a strong track for us. We have the longest car. A longer car is like a bus to turn through the corners so it’s not as nimble as the others on a small track like Monaco but it is great elsewhere.
Mercedes have long said that the days they lose are the days they learn the most, and Lewis Hamilton reiterated that mindset after the Silver Arrows’ difficult weekend in Monaco, when they surrendered the lead to Max Verstappen and Red Bull in the drivers’ and constructors’ championships respectively.
Horner: ‘It’s about time Toto had something to do’
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May 27 2021
Christian Horner believes Toto Wolff and Mercedes have had too much of an easy ride in the turbo hybrid era, and quipped that it’s “about time” they had some pressure to deal with.
The Red Bull team principal has also said recently that the Silver Arrows’ winning “cycle” will end eventually, so he and his team will look to take advantage when Mercedes do slip up.
With the on-track battle between Sir Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen already taking shape in evenly-matched machinery in five intriguing races between the pair, coupled with the newly-established Red Bull Powertrains division poaching members of Mercedes engine staff, Horner and Red Bull have been causing headaches for the seven-time Constructors’ champions.
A little grey wagon popped up on my radar the other day, presenting the perfect opportunity to write about DKW, Audi, and Auto Union for the first time. Those familiar rings on the hood are paired with the DKW shield and an Auto Union badge, but eventually all would separate. A few short years after this wagon was produced, the Audi rings stood alone for the first time in many decades.
This is Part One of a two-part entry into the Auto Union world of DKW and Audi.
The history of the Audi brand is complex and extensive, so we’ll shorten it for the purposes of this piece. Engineer August Horch founded A. Horch & Company with a few business partners at the end of the 19th century. After some infighting and a trademark lawsuit, he lost the use of his own name when he split from his former partners â and his new venture adopted the Audi name in April 1910.
Lewis Hamilton is a three-time Monaco winner, but the world championship leader ruled out his chances of adding another victory in the Principality this year after a difficult qualifying session on Saturday left him a shock seventh on the grid for Sunday’s race.