Following a thrilling Azerbaijan Grand Prix that resulted in a podium finish for Williams, Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff offered a candid and characteristically cheeky take on the rise of the Silver Arrows’ customer teams. While Mercedes secured a podium in second place with George Russell, Wolff wasn’t blind to the fact that Williams securing…
As Formula 1 heads towards one of the most significant regulatory changes in its history, Mercedes’ Trackside Engineer Director Andrew Shovlin has given insight into the challenges of preparing for the new 2026 car. With the team already in full focus for the next era, development work has intensified ahead of the first test in…
Mercedes’ team principal, Toto Wolff praised George Russell’s impressive P2 finish at the F1 Azerbaijan GP. Mercedes’ strong pace throughout the weekend proved the team’s competitive potential on street circuits. Russell’s recovery and race performance George Russell‘s weekend began with serious doubts about his physical condition following illness. Wolff revealed how close Russell came to…
Mercedes driver Kimi Antonelli has opened up about his performance during the Azerbaijan GP weekend, specific struggles during the race, and the much-needed confidence boost following a rather difficult European leg of the 2025 F1 campaign. After showing promising pace in the second and third hours of practice, Antonelli managed to outpace George Russell for…
A rather chaotic Qualifying session that was a breath of fresh air for Kimi Antonelli after difficult weekends at Red Bull Ring, Silverstone, Spa and Zandvoort. It took six red flags and almost two hours yesterday in Baku to set the grid for the Azerbaijan GP. The rookie secured a P4, ahead of his teammate…
During the Drivers’ Press Conference ahead of the F1 Azerbaijan GP, Kimi Antonelli reflected on his disappointing weekend at the Italian GP. The young Mercedes Driver did not have a clean weekend at the Italian GP, starting the weekend by crashing out of FP2. Antonelli had a bad race start and despite making up positions,…
Before the Formula 1 Azerbaijan Grand Prix was given its name, the Baku City Circuit hosted its maiden F1 race in 2016 under the name the F1 European Grand Prix. The 2016 European GP marked the eighth round of the Formula 1 World Championship and remains the most recent race to carry the European GP…
Mercedes post-F1 Italian GP debrief reveals what went wrong for Kimi Antonelli at the start of last weekend’s Grand Prix. Mercedes’ Kimi Antonelli suffered a poor start from P6 on the grid at last weekend’s Italian Grand Prix. A strong qualifying performance saw the young Italian line up in P6 on the grid behind his…
Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff has weighed in on McLaren’s controversial driver swap at the F1 Italian GP as Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris continue to compete in the two-way race for the Drivers’ Championship. The Austrian reckons that McLaren’s decision to instruct Piastri to relinquish his place after a slow pit stop for Norris…
Ferrari, led by Fred Vasseur, had a solid if unspectacular home race at the F1 Italian GP in Monza. Charles Leclerc finished P4, with Lewis Hamilton in 6th. The Brit recovered from a 5-place grid penalty to take home a good result. Fred Vasseur on tyre overheating troubles for Charles Leclerc in early stages of…
