Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff admitted he was alarmed to see Lewis Hamilton’s car being craned high in the air at a steep angle in final practice.
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Mercedes plan spate of car upgrades in bid to cut Red Bull’s lead
2023 F1 season
Posted onMercedes will bring “consistent” upgrades for their W14 in the coming races, says team principal Toto Wolff, as they strive to cut their deficit to Red Bull.
Wolff explains D’Ambrosio’s new role on Mercedes’ young driver programme
2023 F1 season
Posted onFormer Formula 1 driver and Formula E team principal Jerome D’Ambrosio has joined Mercedes as its driver development director.
Mercedes making “bigger gains than we have for a long time” with car development
2023 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix
Posted onMercedes is making faster progress in developing its car having accepted it needed a change of concept, says team principal Toto Wolff.
Mercedes’ Jeddah upgrade for W14 ‘won’t be a game-changer’
RaceFans Round-up
Posted onIn the round-up: Mercedes’ Jeddah upgrades for W14 “won’t be game-changers” • Hunter-Reay lands Indy 500 drive • Toyota lead Sebring practice
Wolff: ‘Another really bad start’ for Mercedes won’t drive Hamilton elsewhere
RaceFans Round-up
Posted onIn the round-up: Wolff: ‘Another really bad’ start for Mercedes won’t drive Hamilton elsewhere • Alfa Romeo pleased to beat McLaren and Alpine • Tough debut weekend for F3 rookie Browning
Mercedes’ deficit to Red Bull has “doubled or tripled”, admits Wolff
2023 Bahrain Grand Prix
Posted onMercedes have “lost a year in development” and “everything is bad” with their car performance, team principal Toto Wolff admitted.
Three days’ testing is “ample” and could be cut to two – Horner
2023 F1 season
Posted onFormula 1 team principals see no need to increase the amount of pre-season testing despite complaints from some drivers that three days of running is insufficient.
Hamilton confident Mercedes can win titles again as new contract talks begin
2023 F1 season
Posted onLewis Hamilton and Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff “have had a first chat” about Hamilton’s next Formula 1 contract with the team.
Mercedes keep “DNA” of troubled 2022 car but plan early change to unique sidepods
2023 F1 season
Posted onMercedes have kept the faith in the “DNA” of their troubled 2022 car but are planning to revise its unique sidepods early in the season.
Mercedes says return to black livery is all about saving weight
2023 F1 season
Posted onMercedes says it has returned to a black livery, one year after reverting to its traditional silver colour, in order to save weight.
Will Mercedes finally conquer porpoising – and regain their lost crown?
2023 F1 team preview
Posted onAs Mercedes prepare to reveal their new F1 car, can they re-establish themselves as championship contenders and take the fight to Red Bull?
Vowles explains how experience of ‘failure’ will help him turn Williams around
2023 F1 season
Posted onWilliams’ new team principal James Vowles says his experience of “failure” in Formula 1 will help him to transform the fortunes of the lowly team.
Bouncing was ‘breaking our engines’ at start of 2022 – Mercedes
2022 F1 season
Posted onMercedes had to overcome engine-related problems this year which were provoked by the serious bouncing problems they encountered with their W13.
Wolff: Binotto held on longer than I expected under “tremendous pressure” at Ferrari
2022 F1 season
Posted onFerrari team principal Mattia Binotto did well to last for four years as team principal at Ferrari, says Mercedes’ Toto Wolff.
Paddock Diary: 2022 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix
2022 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix
Posted onThe Formula 1 paddock said farewell to four-times world champion Sebastian Vettel with tributes throughout the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix weekend including a lap of the circuit on foot.
Mercedes’ rivals ‘surprised to see them so far behind in qualifying’
2022 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix
Posted onMax Verstappen and Carlos Sainz Jnr were surprised how far off the pace Mercedes were in qualifying for tomorrow’s Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.
Mercedes open to hiring Schumacher as Ferrari ‘do not have a seat for him’
2022 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix
Posted onMercedes team principal Toto Wolff says his team can “look after” Mick Schumacher if he wants a place within the team.
A race win would ‘prove’ Mercedes are back in the fight at the front – Wolff
2022 F1 season
Posted onAchieving a race victory before the end of the 2022 season would ‘prove’ that Mercedes were back in the fight at the front, says team principal Toto Wolff.
F1 teams in discussions to add second factory shutdown during winter
2023 F1 season
Posted onFormula 1 teams are working on introducing a winter shutdown for factories similar to the current summer shutdown period