George Russell ended the season on a high with a podium but was one of several drivers who struggled with their health over the final races.
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Wolff has no doubt Hamilton can be champion again despite second win-less season
Formula 1
Posted onLewis Hamilton will be ready to compete for the world championship again once Mercedes give him a competitive car, team principal Toto Wolff believes.
Unwell Russell calls second in championship for Mercedes a “massive relief”
Formula 1
Posted onGeorge Russell said he was coughing throughout the Abu Dhabi GP but was pleased to secure second in the championship for Mercedes after “letting the side down a couple of times this year.”
Wolff “fed up” with car’s poor performance as Hamilton fails to reach Q3 again
Formula 1
Posted onMercedes team principal Toto Wolff admitted he is glad the last qualifying session of the season is over after Mercedes endured another disappointment.
McLaren commit to Mercedes power in new five-year deal to 2030
Formula 1
Posted onMercedes will continue to supply power units to McLaren until the end of the 2030 season in an extension of their current partnership.
Hamilton concerned mid-grid position will leave him vulnerable at start
Formula 1
Posted onLewis Hamilton says qualifying in the middle of the grid leaves him vulnerable to a first-lap collision at the new Las Vegas Street Circuit.
Mercedes’ Brazilian GP set-up was “conservative” after US GP disqualification
RaceFans Round-up
Posted onIn the round-up: Mercedes “conservative” in Brazil • Verstappen likens his domination to Michael Jordan in NBA • Dunne and van Hoepen enter Macau GP
Red Bull equal Mercedes’ record for most wins in a season – with a key difference
2023 Brazilian Grand Prix stats and facts
Posted onRed Bull broke one of Mercedes’ records and equalled another last weekend, but they’re doing it very differently.
Hamilton’s floor explanation ‘not main reason’ for Mercedes’ Brazil slump – Wolff
Formula 1
Posted onLewis Hamilton suspects an error with the set-up of Mercedes’ recently introduced new floor design was behind their sharp downturn in performance last weekend.
Russell’s radio complaints “a complete sideshow” to car trouble in Brazil – Wolff
Formula 1
Posted onMercedes team principal Toto Wolff said he was less concerned about George Russell’s radio complaints during the Brazilian Grand Prix than the team’s lack of pace.
Wolff calls Brazilian GP Mercedes’ “worst weekend in 13 years”
Formula 1
Posted onMercedes suffered their worst Formula 1 weekend in 13 years at the Brazilian Grand Prix said team principal Toto Wolff.
Wolff says Mercedes’ car doesn’t deserve to win after “inexcusable performance”
Formula 1
Posted onMercedes don’t deserve to win a race with their W14 chassis, said team principal Toto Wolff, following their poor performance in the Brazilian Grand Prix.
Mercedes “weren’t adaptive enough” in tricky qualifying conditions – Wolff
Formula 1
Posted onMercedes did not get their tactics right when a sudden change in weather conditions hit qualifying, team principal Toto Wolff admitted.
Mercedes going “all hands on deck” to beat Ferrari to second – Hamilton
Formula 1
Posted onLewis Hamilton says his Mercedes team are working flat out to ensure they finish ahead of Ferrari in the constructors’ championship.
Mercedes see “very encouraging signs” from Austin floor update
Formula 1
Posted onMercedes say the floor upgrade they introduced at the United States Grand Prix has worked as planned and bodes well for their 2024 campaign.
Mercedes parts ways with chief technical officer Elliott after 11 years
Formula 1
Posted onMercedes has parted ways with Mike Elliott, six months after moving him out of the role of technical director.
Feedback from rivals suggests many other cars were illegal after US GP – Wolff
Formula 1
Posted onMercedes team principal Toto Wolff believes the FIA overlooked many cars which would have failed the same inspection as Lewis Hamilton’s in Austin.
Disqualification was embarrassing but “understandable mistake” – Mercedes
Formula 1
Posted onMercedes admit they were embarrassed by Lewis Hamilton’s disqualification in the United States Grand Prix, but remain confident in their latest upgrade package.
How Ferrari and Mercedes explained their tactical errors in Austin
2023 United States GP interactive data
Posted onMercedes and Ferrari made the same mistake with their tactics in Austin, but only one driver persisted with the doomed one-stop strategy.
Mercedes junior Antonelli skips Formula 3 to make Formula 2 debut in 2024
Formula 2
Posted onHighly-rated Mercedes junior Andrea Kimi Antonelli will skip Formula 3 and move straight into Formula 2 with Prema in 2024.