Having limped to a third-place finish in last season’s constructors’ championship, Mercedes were tipped to be back with a bang this season. The W13 struggled with a major porpoising problem and a general lack of performance, leading the Silver Arrows to only one race win over the course of the season. Strangely, the team decided
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It has been confirmed ahead of this weekend’s Saudi Arabian Grand Prix that ex-F1 driver and former Formula E team principal Jerome d’Ambrosio has joined Mercedes, as their new driver development director. D’Ambrosio’s F1 career was short-lived as a driver, with the Belgian having raced for Marussia in 2011. Marussia were, of course, a backmarker
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Former Formula 1 team owner Eddie Jordan has slammed Mercedes boss Toto Wolff for comments the Austrian made after Mercedes’ disastrous performance at the season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix, where they finished fifth and seventh. Whilst fifth and seventh isn’t ideal, Mercedes’ biggest issue was just how far off the pace they were, with Lewis Hamilton
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Heading into the 2023 season, it was vital that Mercedes got their concept right, having struggled to even battle for podiums with the W13. The zero sidepod design played a part in the W13’s major porpoising problem and general lack of competitiveness, with George Russell’s win in Brazil being the team’s only victory last year.
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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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Mercedes had some big decisions to make over the winter break, with the team needing to drastically improve their performance after finishing third in the 2022 constructors’ championship. The Silver Arrows decided to stick with their zero sidepod concept despite Ferrari and Red Bull proving in 2022 that their more detailed designs led to high
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Mercedes’ 2022 was an absolute nightmare, with the team misunderstanding parts of the new regulations and creating a W13 riddled with issues. The Silver Arrows ended up finishing third in the constructors’ championship and were expected to make huge strides forward during the winter break to become a competitive team once again. Surprisingly, the team
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Last year, Mercedes’ third place finish in the championship with only a single win to their name seemed like an absolute disaster, but it could get even worse this season. Having chosen to stick with their zero sidepod approach this season, Mercedes now look to be the fourth fastest team on the grid, slipping behind
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The Bahrain Grand Prix was business as usual for Red Bull, who locked out the front row in qualifying before going on to achieve a one-two in the race. While many expected Mercedes and Ferrari to be scrapping it out of the podium places, it was actually the Aston Martin of Fernando Alonso that finished
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Following the Bahrain Grand Prix, Mercedes have already realised that their design pathway for this season is a mistake, with the zero sidepod approach being kept by the Silver Arrows this year. The team believed that this aerodynamic approach was not the main cause of their issues last season, hoping that tweaks and changes over
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