Are Mercedes going to leave F1?
Mercedes-Benz has confirmed it will withdraw its team from Formula E at the end of Season 8, in August 2022, to focus on F1 and becoming an all-electric brand. The news will be another blow for the Formula E series after Audi also announced it was leaving the series last weekend.
How long will Mercedes be in F1?
The Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1 Team is delighted to announce a two-year extension to its partnership with the reigning seven-time World Drivers‘ Champion Lewis Hamilton, continuing a relationship that has become the most successful team and driver pairing in Formula One history.
Who is leaving Mercedes F1?
Valtteri Bottas
AMSTERDAM (AP) — Formula One driver Valtteri Bottas is leaving Mercedes at the end of the season and replacing the retiring Kimi Raikkonen at Alfa Romeo.
Why will bottas leave Mercedes?
Why did Bottas leave Mercedes? It’s long been clear to Bottas that his time at Mercedes could be coming to an end, as the Silver Arrows evaluated promoting their junior George Russell to the works team in his place.
Did Valtteri Bottas leave Mercedes?
Valtteri Bottas will leave Mercedes to race for Alfa Romeo in 2022, paving the way for George Russell to join the world champions and partner Lewis Hamilton next year.
Will George Russell join Mercedes?
George Russell has been confirmed to join Lewis Hamilton at Mercedes F1 in 2022 after the Briton signed a long-term deal to be part of the winning world championship team. Russell, 23, who is current Mercedes‘ protégé has been racing for Williams since 2019. …
Will George Russell move to Mercedes?
George Russell will join Mercedes as Lewis Hamilton’s next team-mate, with the world champions confirming their all-British 2022 driver line-up. He replaces Valtteri Bottas, who is moving to Alfa Romeo after five seasons with Mercedes.
Who is joining Mercedes F1 2022?
George Russell
The Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1 Team today confirmed that George Russell will become team-mate to reigning seven-time world champion Lewis Hamilton, beginning from the 2022 Formula One season as the sport enters a new era of technical regulations.
Is bottas going to retire?
Finnish driver Valtteri Bottas will leave Mercedes and race for Alfa Romeo in a multi-year deal from 2022, the Swiss-based Formula One team said in a statement on Monday.
Who will drive for Mercedes in 2022?
2022 F1 driver and team line-ups
| Team | Drivers |
|---|---|
| Mercedes | Lewis Hamilton |
| George Russell | |
| Red Bull | Max Verstappen |
| Sergio Perez |
Who will drive F1 Mercedes 2022?
F1 drivers and teams 2022
| Team | Driver |
|---|---|
| Haas-Ferrari | 47. Mick Schumacher 9. Nikita Mazepin |
| McLaren-Mercedes | 3. Daniel Ricciardo 4. Lando Norris |
| Mercedes-AMG | 44. Lewis Hamilton 63. George Russell |
| Red Bull Racing | 33. Max Verstappen 11. Sergio Pérez |
How much Mercedes pay George Russell?
George Russell to earn £5m a year as he relishes ‚huge opportunity‘ at Mercedes. George Russell will receive a bumper pay rise when he joins Lewis Hamilton — whom he has dubbed the “greatest driver of all time” — at Mercedes next season.