Team principals Andrea Stella and Toto Wolff have once again addressed the safety issues the 2026 F1 regulations pose and urged the FIA to take necessary action following Ollie Bearman’s massive shunt at the Japanese GP on Sunday. The first half of the race at Suzuka saw Bearman suffer a 50G collision after being forced…
Following a frustrating 2026 F1 Japanese GP for Mercedes‘ George Russell, Team Principal Toto Wolff explained the factors behind his toughest race weekend of the season so far. Despite topping FP1, Russell’s weekend began to unravel on Saturday. Slower than his Italian stablemate in FP3, Mercedes made a set-up change ahead of qualifying to try…
Mercedes leaves the 2026 F1 Japanese GP with another victory for Kimi Antonelli, who becomes the youngest-ever Drivers’ Championship standings leader after overtaking teammate George Russell. Sunday’s race began with the Mercedes drivers suffering from slow getaways, as Antonelli dropped from P1 to P6 and the Brit from P2 to P4. However, they both eventually…
As the 2026 season arrives at Suzuka, Mercedes are heading into the F1 Japanese GP weekend with a blend of confidence and caution. Strong results in the opening rounds of this season have lifted the team back into the spotlight. However, Toto Wolff warns that margins remain razor-thin in this season of new machinery and…
Mercedes Team Principal Toto Wolff spoke about Kimi Antonelli’s potential championship contention following the 2026 F1 Chinese GP. The Brackley-based team have had a strong start, winning the first two races of the season. Mercedes are currently 31 points ahead of Ferrari in the World Constructors’ Championship. Antonelli scored his maiden pole position and victory…
Mercedes have confirmed that Bradley Lord will become the team’s F1 Deputy Team Principal, working closely with their boss Toto Wolff. It is a role he starts immediately. The Brit has been involved in Formula 1 for 25 years. He started at Renault as a press officer in the early 2000s, becoming a senior press…
Mercedes F1 Team Principal Toto Wolff revealed a massive divide between the cockpit’s mechanical reality and the sport’s commercial success while discussing the 2026 regulations. While Wolff monitored the 2026 data, the regulations continue to face backlash from the grid’s elite. He maintained a firm defence of the current direction. He prioritised the surging global…
Team principal Toto Wolff has expressed his thoughts on the final laps of the 2026 Chinese GP, the celebrations on the podium with Lewis Hamilton, the impact the Ferraris battling each other had on the Mercedes drivers, and his comments over team radio as Kimi Antonelli secured his maiden F1 victory and the Brackley-based outfit…
Flavio Briatore confirms talks with Mercedes regarding sale of Otro Capital’s shares in Alpine F1 Team, but clarified it is not with Toto Wolff directly. The American hedge fund company Otro Capital is looking to sell its 24% shares in Alpine F1 Team. The discussions of the same have been on since last year, with…
Kimi Antonelli put his Mercedes colleagues in a bit of a pickle by crashing out of FP3 at the 2026 F1 Australian GP, but team boss Toto Wolff lauded both his young driver and his mechanics for the result at the end of the weekend. The Italian in his sophomore campaign binned his W17 coming…
