Mercedes technical director James Allison will move into the role of chief technical officer in July, the team has announced.
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Grosjean’s farewell F1 test moves a step closer with seat fitting
2021 F1 season
Posted onRomain Grosjean has completed a seat fitting in preparation for his farewell Formula 1 test, which Mercedes is expected to arrange.
Mercedes will sort car problems within three races, Budkowski predicts
2021 F1 season
Posted onMercedes will recover quickly from their sub-par start to the 2021 F1 season, Alpine’s executive director Marcin Budkowski has predicted.
Mercedes warn development limits may lock in Red Bull’s advantage this year
2021 F1 season
Posted onMercedes trackside performance engineer Andrew Shovlin says the team may not be able to out-develop Red Bull because of new restrictions introduced for 2021.
Is Hamilton starting his final F1 season? Why this may not be his ‘last dance’ with Mercedes
2021 F1 season
Posted onIs Lewis Hamilton about to begin his final season as an F1 driver? Though he’s only signed a one-year deal, the seven-times champion says he remains “committed” to racing on.
Mercedes believe rivals’ cars have superior rear-end balance
2021 F1 season
Posted onMercedes say improving the rear-end balance of the W12 is a key area they are working on to close the gap to their rivals after testing.
Hamilton excited by “quite impressive” pace of three rival teams in testing
2021 F1 season
Posted onLewis Hamilton was pleased to see several of Mercedes’ rivals setting strong lap times during pre-season testing.
Bottas echoes Hamilton’s concerns about “snappy, unforgiving” Mercedes
2021 F1 season
Posted onBoth Mercedes drivers said the team need to improve the balance of their latest car. Valtteri Bottas said the rear end felt “snappy and unforgiving” yesterday.
First day of testing was “a poor start to the season”, Mercedes admits
2021 F1 season
Posted onMercedes were “not happy” with a disrupted first day of running in Bahrain which has left them “quite a way behind on our test programme”.
Mercedes haven’t had reliability problems with 2021 power unit – Wolff
2021 F1 season
Posted onMercedes team principal Toto Wolff downplayed reports their new power unit for 2021 has suffered reliability problems.
Hamilton: Eighth title won’t be “deciding factor” whether I keep racing in 2022
2021 F1 season
Posted onLewis Hamilton says he isn’t planning to retire from Formula 1 if he wins a record-breaking eighth world championship this year.
No “flirting” with other drivers before talks with Hamilton on 2022 – Wolff
2021 F1 season
Posted onMercedes CEO Toto Wolff says he will begin talks with Lewis Hamilton on his next contract “much earlier” than he did last year.
Hamilton: 2021 is not just about winning the title, it’s time for action on equality
2021 F1 season
Posted onLewis Hamilton says winning the world championship is not sole priority for 2021. He wants to see greater action to promote equality after “a lot of talk” last year.
Mercedes won’t reveal where it spent development tokens on 2021 car
2021 F1 season
Posted onMercedes technical director James Allison said the team will not reveal exactly how it has used the two development ‘tokens’ each team was permitted for 2021.
Grosjean ‘finalising plans’ to test Mercedes F1 car
2021 F1 season
Posted onRomain Grosjean says he is finalising plans for a “mega” test in a Mercedes Formula 1 car.
Wolff explains Hamilton’s one-year deal and dismisses ‘Verstappen clause’ rumour
2021 F1 season
Posted onMercedes team principal Toto Wolff has explained why Lewis Hamilton has only extended his contract to drive for the team by a single season, and rejected rumours about the terms of his new deal.
Hamilton and Mercedes finally announce new deal for 2021 season
2021 F1 season
Posted onLewis Hamilton’s long-awaited new deal to drive for Mercedes this year has finally been confirmed.
Mercedes paying the price for success with less wind tunnel time in 2021 – Allison
2021 F1 season
Posted onMercedes is striving to minimise the impact Formula 1’s new aero handicap rules will have on its efforts to score an eighth consecutive sweep of both championship titles.
Hamilton: I’d still be a one-time champion if I’d stayed at McLaren
2021 F1 season
Posted onLewis Hamilton has admitted he was unsure when he would win a race again after leaving McLaren to join Mercedes eight years ago.
Wolff completes quarantine after testing positive for Covid-19
2021 F1 season
Posted onMercedes team principal Toto Wolff has become the latest senior figure in Formula 1 to test positive for Covid-19.
