Formula 1

2023 - 3 - 18

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The 10 Best Formula 1 Gifts of 2023: F1 Merch (Robb Report)

From authentic team polos to rare memorabilia, here are the 10 best pieces of Formula 1 merch for racing obsessives.

[sports](https://robbreport.com/tag/sports/) merch to a luxury level. But what if you’re a fan of the event en masse? But if you want to take your collection of memorabilia a step further, F1 Authentics offers furniture made from repurposed Formula 1 car parts—including this side fashion from Lewis Hamilton’s brake discs. [Formula 1: The Impossible Collections](https://www.pntra.com/t/8-11115-152170-144972?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.assouline.com%2Fproducts%2Fformula-1-the-impossible-collection&sid=RR--&website=253400) Are you not a fan of logos? He’s predicted to win the whole shebang this year. And a great entryway into their glittering world are these official replicas of the shirts they’ll wear on the circuit. From Turrin to Abu Dhabi, many cities have hosted the event. Ferrari red, a striking color that instantly draws attention, is now cast in an assortment of apparel and accessories, primed for watching Charles Leclerc coursing through the race track. Fernando Alonso and Aston Martin are two of the classiest names in Formula 1. Indeed, the thrilling event garners a massive global audience, and just like any other sport, it has its own lingo, its own legends, and its own ferocious fan base that dress the part and are committed collectors of memorabilia. Someone that still can’t get over the mess that was the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix?

Hamilton says 'tough' Mercedes W14 'pretty much the same' as ... (Formula 1 RSS UK)

After struggling on the first day of running at this weekend's Saudi Arabian Grand Prix, Lewis Hamilton labelled Mercedes' 2023 challenger, the W14, ...

He concluded: “That’s for the guys and girls back at the factory, everybody here to unpick the data. But until that happens, Hamilton says the team must continue to work with what they have, and try to find a way to make the W14 "easier to drive". Russell was overheard on the radio in FP2, saying his team needed to make big changes overnight. But for me I definitely struggled in the session, I struggled in both sessions.” After jumping out of the cockpit for the final time on Friday, Hamilton was asked whether the car felt better to drive in the evening session, to which he said: “Pretty much the same. Hamilton was knocked out in Q1 at last year’s Saudi Arabian Grand Prix, in the W13.

Lewis Hamilton Shares Frustrations With Current Formula 1 Season (InsideHook)

After a fifth-place finish at the Bahrain Grand Prix, Lewis Hamilton expressed his frustration with the season so far.

“We have them as a second-and-half faster in the race per lap.” [via Autoblog](https://www.autoblog.com/2023/03/17/f1-lewis-hamilton-george-russell-mercedes-lagging-saudi-grand-prix/)), Hamilton commented that, as of now, the Mercedes team is “not fighting” for a title. As the Associated Press notes, in a subsequent interview Hamilton clarified his comments somewhat. “We would much prefer to be at the front, but it isn’t the way it is.” As the Associated Press reports ( Things didn’t quite work out as planned, however — Hamilton ended up finishing [fifth](https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/article.highlights-watch-the-action-from-the-2023-bahrain-grand-prix-as-verstappen.5InXlc5K7kwMCJrMXt0xFr.html) overall.

Mercedes' Formula 1 team faces another tough season and Lewis ... (ABC News)

There are alarm bells going off at Mercedes and their superstar driver is unhappy. George Russell and Lewis Hamilton driving their Mercedes during F1 qualifying.

It hurt the team as a whole, after pouring so much hard work into a car that hasn't met our expectations. Your passion and support are so important in driving us forward — and we know that we feel the same pain. There are already rumours he could look for a new team. And we know it hurt you, our fans, too. And it has taken just one race for all of Mercedes' worst fears to be realised. Look at Ferrari. They managed just one win through George Russell but, despite their struggles, they came close to finishing second in the constructors' championship. I know what a car doesn't need. "It's about owning up and saying, 'Yeah, you know what? I know what a car needs. It hurt each one of us, who head into every season determined to fight for world championships. "Last year, there were things I told them.

Toto Wolff: Mercedes boss says W14 car will 'look very different' by ... (Sky Sports)

Toto Wolff says Mercedes' W14 car will look "very different" in five-to-seven races' time after confirming the team is now focused on "one design ...

You can always cut all the nonsense out, and at the end the simple decisions in life, which are very often instinctive decisions added together with data that supports them, and this is how Niki operated. Watch the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix live on Sky Sports F1 this weekend. "'Our car looks very different, let's make it like the others and optimise it. "We are all missing him as a chairman. Were Ferrari holding back?](https://www.skysports.com/f1/news/12474/12836539/saudi-arabian-gp-ferrari-duo-charles-leclerc-and-carlos-sainz-remain-optimistic-despite-engine-issues) [Street racing returns: When to watch Saudi Arabian GP live on Sky](https://www.skysports.com/f1/news/12433/12828809/saudi-arabian-gp-2023-watch-formula-1s-return-to-jeddahs-street-circuit-live-on-sky-sports-f1) [Get Sky Sports](https://www.skysports.com/watch/get-sky?DCMP=afc-shop:ec_upgrade [Listen to the Sky Sports F1 Podcast](https://www.skysports.com/podcasts/36578/12822277/sky-sports-f1-podcast)

Formula 1: Dark horse team emerging for Lewis Hamilton in 2024? (Beyond the Flag)

Lewis Hamilton is still without a Mercedes contract for the 2024 Formula 1 season, and a surprise suitor has emerged. But how feasible would it be?

Every few years or so, Hamilton is linked to Ferrari, and that is the case again, even though both of their drivers are under contract through 2024. The thought of Hamilton-Alonso pairing, given how that went 16 years ago, will lead many to not even consider it. Who saw Tom Brady leaving the New England Patriots after 19 years? No teammate had beaten Hamilton without winning the title since Jenson Button at McLaren in 2011. Rumors about his future have clearly frustrated the 38-year-old Briton, to the point where he has called out certain individuals for merely speculating. Mercedes, which averaged almost 14 wins per year from 2014 to 2021, won only a single race, courtesy of George Russell.

Hamilton could leave in 'a couple of years' - Wolff (BBC Sport)

Lewis Hamilton will have to consider leaving Mercedes if they cannot deliver a competitive car "in the next couple of years", his team boss says.

Everything that you need to do a good lap time." "We just need to change some terms - the dates basically." Washing out at the apex, then [hurts] traction. Wolff said: "We're, overall, not happy about the amount of downforce, the mechanical balance. We were proven wrong, very simply. "All of us involved in the decision-making process came to the conclusion that we can't continue that way. "At a certain stage, we came to the conclusion that we got it wrong. All of it. "The car got better and better," Wolff said, "and then you start to question the concept of the car less than you probably should. "We really tried hard to make it work because the data that we have extrapolated showed us that this works. Hamilton wrote on Instagram that Cullen had "pushed me to be the best version of myself", adding: "I am a stronger athlete and a better person because of her." "If we cannot demonstrate we are able to give him the car in the next couple of years, he needs to look everywhere."