Mercedes trackside engineering director Andrew Shovlin has admitted that the Formula 1 paddock will be “all over” the photos of Sergio Perez’s RB19, which was risen to safety during Q1 on Saturday at the Monaco Grand Prix. Perez crashed in the opening stages of Q1 on Saturday at the Circuit de Monaco, with his incident
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Mercedes’ technical director Andrew Shovlin has revealed why the team asked Lewis Hamilton to let George Russell past during the Miami Grand Prix, with it having been due to the pair’s differing strategies. After being eliminated in Q2 on American soil for the first time, Hamilton opted to start the race on the Hard compound,
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Mercedes trackside engineer Andrew Shovlin has admitted that the team knew the W14 had limited improvements from their 2022 contender before it hit the track in Bahrain for pre-season testing. Putting the W14 in their wind tunnel, Mercedes saw that the aerodynamics of the car were not sufficiently up to scratch to compete for the 2023
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Heading into the 2023 season, Mercedes had a big decision to make with regards to their car design as they attempted to return to winning ways. The team needed to decide whether they would completely change their concept to match the likes of Red Bull and Ferrari or whether they would stick with their zero
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Ahead of the forthcoming campaign where Mercedes must bounce back, the Germans are seemingly in panic mode following a nightmare second day at the official pre-season test in Bahrain, where several issues were experienced. The Silver Arrows actually made a strong start to the test at the Bahrain International Circuit and enjoyed a positive opening
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At the age of 27, the Formula 1 dream appeared to be fading away from Formula 2 and Formula E champion Nyck de Vries last season. The Dutchman had been serving as Mercedes’ reserve driver, but a race seat seemed almost unattainable given the amount of fresh, young talent entering the sport every season. De
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Whilst the final day of pre-season testing at the Bahrain International Circuit has gone smoothly for Mercedes, the Silver Arrows appeared to be in a spot of bother following the second day, with the team having been spotted having what appeared to be an emergency meeting. Following Friday’s running, pictures quickly circulated on social media
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Mercedes technical director Andrew Shovlin believes the team’s former reserve driver Nyck de Vries “has the talent to win races” in Formula 1, given the “experience” that the Dutchman boasts. De Vries, of course, departed the Germans at the end of 2022 to take a race seat at AlphaTauri, meaning he’s entering the forthcoming season
MoreMercedes technical director Andrew Shovlin has admitted that he was surprised by how few options Nyck de Vries had for 2023, despite the fact he matched Williams’ best result of the season on his debut for the Grove-based team. There is no doubt that De Vries is very talented, with the 28-year-old having claimed the
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Mercedes’ head of trackside engineering Andrew Shovlin has revealed that seven-time World Champion Lewis Hamilton is able to take defeat ‘better than most’, with the 38-year-old having a habit for “understanding” why he lost, and how to prevent it from happening again. Hamilton has been so dominant since joining Mercedes in 2013, with the Stevenage-born
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