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Mercedes Formula 1 chief Toto Wolff acknowledged the FIA’s ban on engine mode changes hindered both Lewis Hamilton and Valtteri Bottas’ fightback drives at the Italian Grand Prix. Italy marked the first grand prix since the FIA issued a technical directive banning engine mode setting changes in qualifying and the […]
Mercedes Formula 1 boss Toto Wolff sees the upcoming ban on qualifying modes as a challenge – and he believes that it will potentially give the team more performance in races. The FIA wrote to the teams last week informing them of a plan to allow only one mode for […]
McLaren Formula 1 team principal Andreas Seidl is confident that Mercedes will remain the benchmark power unit supplier despite the upcoming clampdown on engine modes. The FIA informed the teams last week that it wants them to run a single mode in qualifying and the race, which was initially set […]
Valtteri Bottas says he found it “slightly surprising” to see Mercedes so far clear of its Formula 1 rivals in Friday’s practice running for the Italian Grand Prix. Bottas was able to lead Mercedes to a 1-2 finish in first practice on Friday at the Autodromo Nazionale Monza before team-mate […]
Mercedes is working on a solution to avoid a repeat of the numb leg problem that Valtteri Bottas experienced during the Belgian Grand Prix. The Mercedes Formula 1 driver reported towards the end of last weekend’s race at the Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps that he was feeling some numbness in his […]
© LAT Images Mercedes explains Bottas Toto Wolff has explained the radio exchange with Valtteri Bottas over using a push mode to catch Lewis Hamilton in the opening stages of Formula 1’s Belgian Grand Prix. Mercedes swept to its sixth victory of the 2020 F1 season as Hamilton led Bottas […]
Toto Wolff has explained the radio exchange with Valtteri Bottas over using a push mode to catch Lewis Hamilton in the opening stages of Formula 1’s Belgian Grand Prix. Mercedes swept to its sixth victory of the 2020 F1 season as Hamilton led Bottas home for a 1-2 finish, extending […]
Lewis Hamilton has downplayed the potential impact on his future plans should Mercedes Formula 1 boss Toto Wolff leave the team. Wolff admitted in Barcelona on Friday that he is still discussing his options with Daimler AG chairman Ola Kallenius, including a change of role within the organisation. Hamilton has […]
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© LAT Images Magazine: Is Russell Mercedes’ next Formula 1 star? Will George Russell replace Lewis Hamilton as the next Mercedes Formula 1 star? That’s one of the key questions we take on in the cover story of this week’s Autosport magazine (27 August issue). Grand Prix Editor Alex Kalinauckas […]
Outgoing Mercedes Formula 1 engine chief Andy Cowell remains undecided on his next move upon leaving the team at the end of the year. Cowell will leave Mercedes after 16 years with the company at the end of the season, having served as the managing director of Mercedes-AMG High Performance […]
The actions Mercedes took in supplying brake duct parts and designs to Racing Point looks increasingly likely to come under the spotlight when the matter goes to an FIA appeal. With five teams having appealed the ruling that meant Racing Point lost 15 constructors’ championship points and received a €400,000 […]
Mercedes has revealed it will race with a tribute to Sir Stirling Moss on both of its Formula 1 cars at this weekend’s 70th Anniversary Grand Prix. Moss died at the age of 90 in April, sparking an outpouring of tributes from across the motorsport world following his passing. The […]
Codemasters has released an update for the official 2020 Formula 1 game that will include Mercedes’ black livery, three weeks after the game’s initial release. F1 2020 was released on July 7, a couple of days after the real-world season-opening Austrian Grand Prix at the Red Bull Ring. Codemasters was […]
Mercedes Formula 1 chief strategist James Vowles says that it’s “unlikely” the team has resolved the tyre problems it experienced at Silverstone – despite a strong race in Spain. After losing out to Max Verstappen and Red Bull in the 70th Anniversary GP, Mercedes undertook what Vowles calls “incredible work” […]
© LAT Images Wolff: Mercedes role in Racing Point case is Toto Wolff says suggestions Mercedes may have played a role in Racing Point’s bid to copy its 2019 title-winning Formula 1 car are “total nonsense”. Racing Point was hit with a 15-point constructors’ championship penalty and fined €400,000 after […]
Toto Wolff says suggestions Mercedes may have played a role in Racing Point’s bid to copy its 2019 title-winning Formula 1 car are “total nonsense”. Racing Point was hit with a 15-point constructors’ championship penalty and fined €400,000 after it was deemed to have copied Mercedes’ 2019 brake duct design. […]
Hamilton’s team-mate Bottas this month signed a new contract to stay with Mercedes into 2021 having enjoyed four strong seasons with F1’s pace-setters. The Finn has no regrets about putting pen to paper on fresh terms despite the uncertainty over Wolff’s future and he’s backed his boss to do what […]
Mercedes boss Toto Wolff has admitted that his team’s increasing dominance in Formula 1 is not winning it any friends – and has left it under attack “on every front”. The German manufacturer has won all three of the opening races and locked out the front row of the grid […]