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Mercedes Opens Talks for Contract Renewal with Lewis Hamilton

Giancarlo Perlas July 23, 2014

Lewis Hamilton has never been in a great shape since 2008 wherein he emerged as the Formula One World Champion. Currently, he is gunning for the first position in the drivers’ rankings with only his teammate Nico Rosberg in his way with a 14-point lead after the 2014 German Grand Prix concluded last Sunday. According to the U.K. mirror, the Briton still has 18 months left in his contract with Mercedes AMG Petronas. However, as a reward for his impressive performance this season, Toto Wolff revealed that talks are ongoing about Hammy’s contract renewal. Based on the report, the latest offer to Hamilton is around £23 million annually. That is £4 million… Continue Reading »

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Rosberg wins 2014 German Grand Prix

Ryan Joseph Ramos July 20, 2014

Nico Rosberg was true to form Sunday, as the Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 driver secured his first-ever home race win and his fourth overall this season by taking the victory at the Hockenheimring. Teammate Lewis Hamilton was able to climb up all the way from P20 to start the race and vaulted up to a stellar and well-deserved podium finish. Sandwiched between the two Mercedes drivers was the Williams of Valtteri Bottas, who took his third-straight podium finish and his second-straight number-two finish following a stellar British Grand Prix and his impressive P3 in Austria. Despite the very impressive race driven by Hamilton, the Brit was seemingly not impressed. After all, anything… Continue Reading »

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Rosberg wins pole position in German GP as Hamilton ends stint in Q1

Ryan Joseph Ramos July 19, 2014

It was a bittersweet qualifying session for the Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 team at its home race, the German Grand Prix. Nico Rosberg was able to secure yet another pole position — his fifth of the season, and the team’s ninth overall out of ten races so far — while Lewis Hamilton had a brake disc failure during Q1, forcing him to end his session right there as the failure sent him spinning into a wall in Hockenheim. Hamilton’s time was good enough for Q2, but since he was not able to get a run in, he only qualifies at P16 on the grid. With Sauber’s Esteban Gutiérrez (P14 down to P17) getting docked three… Continue Reading »

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