Key Highlights: Mercedes is conducting deep investigations into its new floor and sidepod upgrade package after struggling with low-speed corner balance and high tyre temperatures at Sepang. George Russell was on track for a podium finish before retiring due to a confirmed mechanical failure within his Mercedes power unit. Sepang’s high track temperatures and abrasive ...
Key Highlights: Mercedes committed to an extensive aerodynamic and cooling overhaul on both W17 cars, preventing direct back-to-back testing against their previous specification. Kimi Antonelli qualified fourth and George Russell took eighth at Sepang, with both gaining one grid spot due to an engine penalty for Isack Hadjar. The team struggled with uncharacteristic understeer, excessive ...
Key Highlights: Mercedes faced unexpected qualifying struggles at Sepang despite introducing a substantial upgrade package for the W17. Kimi Antonelli qualified fourth and George Russell took eighth, though both gain a position due to Isack Hadjar’s grid penalty. Team principal Toto Wolff expressed deep concern over straight-line speed deficits to Max Verstappen and heavy low-speed ...
Key Highlights: Mercedes has rolled out its first major aerodynamic upgrade package since May’s Canadian Grand Prix, targeting seven key components across the W17. The team holds a commanding 160-point constructors’ championship lead over Ferrari after winning 11 of the season’s first 15 races despite going five months without updates. Technical modifications focus heavily on ...
Key Highlights: Mercedes will race the W17 in a special PETRONAS-inspired green and black livery at the Bahrain Grand Prix in Malaysia. Formula 1 is returning to Sepang International Circuit for the first time since the track hosted Grands Prix between 1999 and 2017. Mercedes Team Principal Toto Wolff confirmed an update package for the ...
Key Highlights: George Russell secured his third victory of the 2026 Formula 1 season at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix in Baku. The Mercedes driver claimed the first grand slam of his career after starting from pole, leading every lap and setting the fastest lap. Russell ended a six-race winless run and closed the weekend 66 ...
Mercedes has launched a ādeep diveā into Kimi Antonelliās performance at the Formula 1 Dutch Grand Prix after the championship leader reported a ādifficult second…