Following on from the recent Australian Grand Prix, George Russell believes Mercedes’ impressive pace was genuine and not “track-specific”, whilst team-mate Lewis Hamilton believes it was due to the Albert Park Circuit’s characteristics. Mercedes looked quick in Melbourne, with the side having enjoyed their best performance of the year on the Saturday and the Sunday.
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Following recent speculation that James Allison was set to re-join the Mercedes F1 Team, Toto Wolff has clarified that the German manufacturer’s chief technical officer will not be returning to the Brackley-based team, due to his roles elsewhere. Allison was promoted to chief technical officer at Mercedes AMG in 2021, with him having initially joined
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With a three and a half week break between the Australian and Azerbaijan Grand Prix weekends, Formula 1 teams have the opportunity to refine their cars and push ahead with development plans. James Allison, the chief technical officer of Mercedes, has explained how Mercedes are going to use the Easter break like any other working
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Having won eight constructors’ championship titles in a row over the last decade, Mercedes have remained incredibly consistent behind closed doors, with their staff and driver lineups remaining very similar. In recent years some changes have begun to be made however, with chief technical official James Allison having move to work on the INEOS Team
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After limping to a third place finish in last seasons’ constructors’ championship, it seemed that the only way was up for Mercedes in 2023. Under the new regulations, the team got their design for the W13 completely wrong and suffered with a severe porpoising problem and a general lack of performance. The Silver Arrows surprisingly
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In Formula 1 today, driver safety is the highest priority, with the controversial introduction of the halo device in 2018 having been done to further improve the safety of the competitors. When it was originally being considered by the sport in 2016, it was highly criticised by the drivers, with Lewis Hamilton having gone as
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Mercedes have faced their worst season since the introduction of the hybrid-era, with the Silver Arrows languishing down in 3rd in the Constructors’ Championship. Sir Lewis Hamilton and George Russell have both struggled to tame the W13, ahead of a Grand Prix which Mercedes have dominated at in the last decade. The British GP has
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Mercedes chief technical officer Andrew Shovlin is hopeful that the Silver Arrows can have their best weekend yet at the upcoming British Grand Prix. Mercedes have spent the first nine rounds of the year working through their “porpoising” and bouncing issues that have been caused by the ground effect aerodynamics under the new technical regulations.
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Mercedes have denied reports that their 2022 car failed a side crash test from the FIA, insisting that the W13 is ready to go for the new season. The Brackley-based team were said to have failed the side-on collision test, as the Italian edition of Motorsport.com had reported. “The static test was not passed a
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Mercedes chief technical officer James Allison has revealed that the technical regulations imposed for the 2022 season are some of the biggest he has ever seen in Formula 1. In a move that sees the return of ground effect, there will be significant changes to the aerodynamic features in 2022, while 18-inch tyres and slightly
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