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Hamilton says ‘early’ title wins never great for F1 as Verstappen nears second crown
2022 Singapore Grand Prix
Posted onLewis Hamilton says it’s not good for Formula 1 when drivers win the world championship long before the end of the season.
Mercedes and Petronas extend title sponsorship deal into F1’s new fuel era
2026 F1 season
Posted onMercedes have extended their title sponsorship and technical agreement with Petronas with a new contract lasting until 2029.
Mercedes’ last, best chance to win this year? Five Singapore GP talking points
2022 Singapore Grand Prix
Posted onRed Bull expect Mercedes will be strong in Singapore. Can they finally win and put Verstappen’s title celebrations on hold? Here’s this weekend’s talking points.
Hamilton to start at back of grid as Mercedes replace damaged Spa engine
2022 Italian Grand Prix
Posted onLewis Hamilton will start this weekend’s Italian Grand Prix from the back of the grid as Mercedes are planning to change his power unit.
Straight-line speed deficit will continue to “bite” Mercedes in qualifying – Wolff
2022 Italian Grand Prix
Posted onMercedes say cutting their straight-line speed deficit to Red Bull will be one of their goals with next year’s car design.
Mercedes simulation shows Tsunoda VSC cost Hamilton chance to beat Verstappen
2022 Dutch Grand Prix
Posted onMercedes’ strategy simulations indicated Lewis Hamilton had a chance to win the Dutch Grand Prix had it not been disrupted by a Virtual Safety Car period.
Mercedes finally understanding “mood swings” of 2022 car – Hamilton
2022 Dutch Grand Prix
Posted onLewis Hamilton says his car’s varying performance is like “mood swings”, but his team understand why they weren’t competitive at Spa.
Mercedes “closer than we’ve been in a long time” at Zandvoort
2022 Dutch Grand Prix
Posted onMercedes believe they’re in stronger shape for this weekend’s race at Zandvoort but don’t expect to repeat the pole position they scored at the Hungaroring.
“Big question marks” remain over policing of Formula 1’s budget cap – Ferrari
2022 Belgian Grand Prix
Posted onFerrari team principal Mattia Binotto expressed concerns over F1’s cost cap following rumours Red Bull will introduce a lighter chassis, which the team denied.
Mercedes’s 2023 F1 car concept ‘needs to be decided in the next weeks’ – Wolff
2023 F1 season
Posted onMercedes’ decision on what direction to take with major parts of its 2023 Formula 1 car need to come “in the next weeks” says Toto Wolff
Hamilton suffered 45G impact with ground after Alonso collision
2022 Belgian Grand Prix
Posted onMercedes have revealed Lewis Hamilton hit the ground with a force of 45G following his opening-lap contact with Fernando Alonso at Spa.
Single problem may explain why Mercedes are “getting it wrong” with car – Wolff
2022 Belgian Grand Prix
Posted onMercedes team principal Toto Wolff says their huge performance swings in last weekend’s Belgian Grand Prix show they are suffering “non-correlation” between design and reality with their 2022 car.
Mercedes “learned some interesting things” from poor Spa pace – Russell
2022 Belgian Grand Prix
Posted onGeorge Russell is hopeful Mercedes’ unexpectedly poor Belgian Grand Prix performance will prove their “worst race” of the season.
Mercedes can fight for second ahead of Ferrari in both championships – Russell
2022 Belgian Grand Prix
Posted onGeorge Russell believes second place in both championships ahead of their rivals Ferrari is a “realistic” goal for Mercedes.
Mercedes ‘not very quick but we often find this on Friday’ – Hamilton
2022 Belgian Grand Prix
Posted onLewis Hamilton said Mercedes lacked pace on the first day of practice at Spa-Francorchamps, but that was not unexpected given their form on Fridays this year.
Hamilton still “deeply in love” with F1 and says a win is “definitely” possible this year
2022 Belgian Grand Prix
Posted onLewis Hamilton says he remains committed to Formula 1 and is convinced he can score a win this year before the season is over.
Mercedes ‘not close enough to Ferrari and Red Bull to really fight them yet’ – Wolff
2022 F1 season
Posted onMercedes team principal Toto Wolff is not convinced the team’s strong performance in recent races shows they are on the cusp of fighting for wins.
Hamilton might have won if we hadn’t “screwed up” with DRS – Wolff
2022 Hungarian Grand Prix
Posted onLewis Hamilton’s DRS failure in qualifying yesterday may have cost him a chance to win the Hungarian Grand Prix, says Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff.
Medical data shows why FIA “needs to do something” to cut porpoising – Wolff
2022 Hungarian Grand Prix
Posted onThe FIA has received medical data which shows why it must act to reduce ‘porpoising’, Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff has said.