F1 information LIVE: Lewis Hamilton future newest as Toto Wolff behaviour branded ‘unacceptable’

George Russell’s fashion has been described by Williams’ Dave Robson as “between Lewis Hamilton and Jenson Button”.

“A very good query. I feel Jenson and Lewis had been fairly completely different and when it comes to driving fashion, George can be completely different,” Robson informed Motorsport.com.

“He’s sort of in between the 2. To a sure extent it’s about utilizing the tyres they usually’ve modified, so I don’t know what Lewis’ fashion is like as of late.

“A very powerful factor is that George is ready to adapt. He drives fairly instinctively and I feel he continues to enhance. He has the expertise.”

Valtteri Bottas claims Lewis Hamilton’s dominance was a hindrance to him at Mercedes.

The Finn was praised for his function in serving to Mercedes land all 5 constructors’ titles throughout his tenure along with his spectacular teamwork and performances.

However Bottas has now revealed what he realized with the Silver Arrows forward of a lead function at Alfa Romeo.

“I’ve been ready that I’ve bought to know Lewis fairly properly as a human being as properly, not simply as a Method 1 champion, and realized that he absolutely deserves every little thing he’s achieved,” he informed GPFans. “He’s bought the expertise, however then he places that into good use and he works actually laborious.

“Clearly, his way of life can be completely different in a method that, he could be in New York only a day earlier than the race weekend, no matter, doing different issues. However when he’s in his working mode and on this Method 1 mode, he’s by no means leaving any stone unturned and he’s at all times pushing the workforce lots.

“I really feel like in the previous couple of years, he’s been extra in a lead function, and for me, it’s been fairly troublesome to attempt to take a lead function, as a result of he’s been, clearly, right here earlier than and he’s fairly dominant in the way in which he works with a workforce. Additionally, organising the automotive for certain, I’ve realized a couple of issues, but additionally many [other] issues.”

Ex-F1 racer Johnny Herbert maintains race director Michael Masi has ‘completed an excessive amount of injury’ to the collection to stay in his function for 2022.

“In lots of respects…and in all respects, no,” Herbert informed Sky Sports activities when discussing if he might survive the controversy in Abu Dhabi. “As a result of I feel he has completed an excessive amount of injury to Method 1 and I feel due to the place that he’s in, we’ve got bought to have belief.

“And I feel that belief has utterly and totally evaporated. “The issue is, is who do you substitute him with? As a result of clearly expertise goes to be very, essential for the person who slots into that place,” mentioned Herbert.

“Michael was very lucky, he was type of beneath Charlie Whiting [former F1 race director] when Charlie was the top of it and he learnt a whole lot of good issues from that standpoint.

“Is there anyone that type of stands out for me in the mean time to switch him? No. And that’s the conundrum.”

Michael Masi has been backed by former F1 driver Romain Grosjean, who maintains the FIA race director bought it proper in what was a “heart-pumping” finale in Abu Dhabi.

“I liked it. It was thrilling. My coronary heart was going, it was pumping like hell,” Grosjean mentioned at an IndyCar media day. “There are a couple of methods of seeing it.

“It could have been very unusual to not unlap these automobiles and have Lewis first after which Max 4 automobiles behind over one lap for the world championship.

“And, alternatively, for Lewis it was positively not an important name. However as a TV fan, as a spectator, and for the game, I feel Michael Masi made the fitting determination.

“I don’t suppose it will have been good for the championship to complete underneath the security automotive.

“It could not have been good to complete with the blokes first and second being separated by a couple of automobiles.”

Alain Prost claims he was marginalised by Alpine over decision-making following a bitter cut up from the F1 workforce.

“The 2021 season was very disruptive for me in that I felt that the outdated ones [staff within the team] needed to go,” mentioned Prost.

“I settle for change since you don’t should at all times do F1 the identical method. You are able to do it otherwise, and that’s what was completed all through final 12 months.

“However for me, it turned too sophisticated. I used to be now not concerned within the selections, generally they weren’t even shared with me in any respect, however I needed to proceed to convey the official phrase.

“Whilst a member of the board of administrators, I found sure selections on the final minute. You is probably not listened to, however a minimum of be warned in time.

“It’s a query of respect. Relations turned increasingly sophisticated, I felt that there was a whole lot of jealousy.”

Valtteri Bottas believes Lewis Hamilton’s “race tempo and tyre administration” are the most important variations between their success at Mercedes.

“Many instances he needed to copy my setup for the qualifying final minute,” Valtteri Bottas informed GPFans.

“Driving style-wise, tyre administration is certainly one of his large strengths, and in any situation and circumstances, he at all times finds a method, how to have the ability to lengthen a stint or one of the best ways to effectively hold the tyres in a great situation.

“That race tempo and tyre administration half has most likely been the most important distinction between me and Lewis and consistency is what he’s had with these issues.”

Martin Brundle has known as Mercedes workforce principal Toto Wolff’s actions “unacceptable” after the controversial season-ending Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.

Wolff was livid after Lewis Hamilton was overwhelmed by Max Verstappen after a late security automotive interval, with Brundle adamant the team-to-FIA radio has to cease subsequent season.

When requested if that type of communication nust finish within the sport, he informed the Sky Sports activities F1 Present: “100 per cent.

“Within the first security automotive incident [in Abu Dhabi] when [Antonio] Giovinazzi’s Alfa Romeo broke down a way from a service street, we had Toto on the radio to Masi saying ‘Hey Michael, no security automotive’, attempting to affect a security determination.

“[It is] utterly unacceptable and Toto is aware of that. We will’t have that.

“What used to occur within the Herbie [Blash] and Charlie [Whiting] days is they might get on the radio to Charlie and Herbie would go ‘He [Whiting] is busy in the mean time. He’ll get again to you’.

“After all, he didn’t as a result of Charlie was busy finding out the mess that was on observe and dealing to grasp when the race may very well be restarted.”

George Russell has defined he won’t examine Lewis Hamilton forward of 2022 season as he admires the seven-time world champion’s capability to adapt an excessive amount of.

“No, there received’t be any finding out of Lewis,” Russell mentioned.

“That’s as a result of the explanation that makes him so nice is due to his adapting to conditions.

“We’ve bought a brand-new automotive. No person is aware of what one of the best ways to drive that automotive [will be].

“I’m certain a Mercedes 2022 automotive will likely be completely different to a Mercedes 2021 automotive and in comparison with a Crimson Bull as properly, and a Ferrari and a McLaren.

“They’re all going to have their little quirks about them.”

Lewis Hamilton’s Excessive E workforce has received the inaugural Excessive E Sustainability Award.

The all-electric off-road collection begun final 12 months with 5 rounds in Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Greenland, Italy and England.

And with the main focus of elevating consciousness of environmental points, the ‘Depend Us In Problem’ was launched to encourage followers to do their bit.

The initiative has a variety of steps which vary in issue from speaking to a colleague about points in regards to the setting, to actively decreasing your carbon footprint with much less flights.

And Hamilton’s X44 workforce earned essentially the most steps, producing 792 out of a complete 3,906 steps pledged by followers from all groups.

In whole, the official web site claims the initiative has already saved 1,506,207kg of carbon dioxide.

Kimi Raikkonen says former Ferrari team-mate Sebastian Vettel has a “very specific method of working”.

The pair mixed with the Scuderia from 2015-18, and have since maintained their friendship.

“We had a great relationship at all times, and [he had] a really specific method of working!”