Valtteri Bottas has landed the prized seat at Mercedes for 2017 which was left vacant by outgoing world champion Nico Rosberg.
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Brawn ‘lost trust in Wolff and Lauda’ at Mercedes
2016 F1 season
Posted onRoss Brawn says he left the Mercedes F1 team because of a breakdown in trust between him and fellow team bosses Toto Wolff and Niki Lauda.
Mercedes win third constructors’ championship title
2016 Japanese Grand Prix
Posted onMercedes have won the Formula One constructors’ championship for the third year running.
Moto GP star Jorge Lorenzo drives Mercedes F1 car
2016 F1 season
Posted onThree-times Moto GP world champion Jorge Lorenzo tested a 2014 Mercedes Formula One car today at Silverstone.
Singapore is “a Red Bull track” – Rosberg
2016 Singapore Grand Prix
Posted onMercedes expect stiffer opposition than usual from their rivals this weekend and Nico Rosberg believes the Singapore track will favour Red Bull.
Ecclestone continues to claim Mercedes helped Ferrari
2016 F1 season
Posted onBernie Ecclestone continues to claim Mercedes have “a lot of information” to help rivals Ferrari become more competitive.
Mercedes scraps plan to appeal Rosberg penalty
2016 British Grand Prix
Posted onMercedes has confirmed it will not appeal Nico Rosberg’s British Grand Prix penalty but plans to raise concerns about “over-regulation” in F1.
Mercedes tell Hamilton and Rosberg they “remain free to race”
2016 Austrian Grand Prix
Posted onMercedes has decided against imposing team orders on its drivers despite their latest clash during the Austrian Grand Prix.
Hamilton: Rosberg was in wrong engine mode
2016 Spanish Grand Prix
Posted onLewis Hamilton has confirmed Nico Rosberg had lost power because he was in a wrong engine mode shortly before the pair collided.
MGU-H fix for Hamilton is Mercedes’ “highest priority”
2016 Spanish Grand Prix
Posted onFixing the MGU-H problem Lewis Hamilton has suffered in the last two races is the “highest priority” for Mercedes according to executive director for technical Paddy Lowe.
Mercedes addresses fans over Hamilton conspiracy theories
2016 F1 season
Posted onMercedes has published an open letter to F1 fans in response to the conspiracy theories circulated following Lewis Hamilton’s technical problems during the last two races.
Mechanics swap not related to car trouble – Hamilton
2016 Russian Grand Prix
Posted onLewis Hamilton says an exchange of mechanics between his and Nico Rosberg’s garages at Mercedes is not related to his technical problems in the last two races.
Hamilton: ‘Ferrari have got something up their sleeve’
2016 Australian Grand Prix
Posted onLewis Hamilton suspects Ferrari will spring a surprise on the field at the first race of the new season this weekend.
Mercedes’s daunting test form shows they intend to dominate again
2016 F1 season preview
Posted onChampions Mercedes have given every indication they intend to dominate year three of the V6 hybrid turbo rules as they did the previous two.
Hamilton stunned by Mercedes reliability
2016 F1 season
Posted onLewis Hamilton said Mercedes had begun the season with “the best test we’ve ever had” after the team overwhelmingly topped the mileage charts.
Hamilton pleased to break up “tedious” testing
2016 F1 season
Posted onLewis Hamilton has backed Mercedes’ decision to split its running between its two drivers on each of the remaining test days this year.
Rosberg to drive instead of Hamilton this morning
2016 F1 season
Posted onMercedes has changed the running plan for its drivers over the next two days of testing due to the high mileage the team has covered so far at the Circuit de Catalunya.
Compare Mercedes’ new W07 with their 2015 car
2016 F1 season
Posted onThe first pictures of Mercedes’ W07 have been revealed by the team. See what changes the team has made for its 2016 design.
Mercedes W07: First pictures revealed
2016 F1 season
Posted onThe Mercedes W07 has been pictured for the first time as the team prepares to defend the world championship titles it won in 2015 and 2014.
Mercedes W07: Technical analysis
2016 F1 season
Posted onNow Mercedes’ new W07 can be seen in detail it’s clear the world champions have made a few bold choices in a bid to continue their domination of Formula One.