Mercedes say their poor weekend in Australia gave them some insight into why their W15 isn’t performing well at certain temperatures.
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Mercedes ‘couldn’t compete on a single lap or the long runs’ in Melbourne
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Posted onIn the round-up: Mercedes ‘couldn’t compete on a single lap or long runs’ • Gasly avoids penalty point • Record Australian GP crowd
Hamilton concerned by Mercedes’ inconsistent performance before retirement
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Posted onLewis Hamilton says his Mercedes performed completely differently at Albert Park to earlier rounds before he retired from the race.
Mercedes’ set-up experiment on Hamilton’s car “massively backfired”
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Posted onA drastic set-up change on Lewis Hamilton’s car “backfired”, the team admitted, after he set the second-slowest time in Friday’s second practice session.
Resta reunites with Allison again as Mercedes bolsters its technical division
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Posted onLong-serving Ferrari engineer Simone Resta is moving to Mercedes where he will be reunited with the team’s technical director James Allison.
Mercedes’ high-speed weakness ‘something fundamental we need to dig into’
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Posted onMercedes believe the cause of their car’s poor performance in high-speed corners is something fundamental to its design.
Three corners cost Mercedes half a second per lap in Jeddah
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Posted onMercedes believe they were losing half a second per lap through three corners at the Jeddah Corniche Circuit.
Verstappen’s record lap puts Ferrari and Mercedes further behind than last year
Lap time watch: 2024 Saudi Arabian GP
Posted onFerrari and Mercedes are further behind Red Bull than last year after Max Verstappen broke the track record at Jeddah.
Mercedes fined, Hamilton warned after “serious” near-miss with Sargeant
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Posted onThe Saudi Arabian Grand Prix stewards fined Mercedes after ruling they almost caused a “serious, high-speed crash” between Lewis Hamilton and Logan Sargeant.
Mercedes believe ‘immediate step forward’ possible after poor first race
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Posted onMercedes believe they have a strong chance of rebounding from their poor start to the season at this weekend’s Saudi Arabian Grand Prix.
Leclerc surprised by Mercedes’ “strong” performance in practice
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Posted onMercedes’ performance in practice yesterday impressed Charles Leclerc, as the two W15s headed the times in Bahrain.
Hamilton revels in new Mercedes while signs reveal Red Bull’s potential
2024 Bahrain GP Friday practice analysis
Posted onAt the end of the first day of the season, Lewis Hamilton was much happier than recent years. But Red Bull still haven’t shown their hand.
Mercedes’ practice pace “a shock but we’ll take it” – Hamilton
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Posted onMercedes drivers Lewis Hamilton and George Russell said they were surprised how quick their new car is after leading the lap times on Thursday in Bahrain.
Alonso suspects Mercedes will “hide things” from Hamilton before Ferrari move
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Posted onIn the round-up: Alonso suspects Mercedes will “hide things” from Hamilton before Ferrari move • New race engineer for Zhou • F1 Academy grid complete
Hamilton: Joining Ferrari is a “gut” decision but “I’ll always be a Mercedes fan”
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Posted onLewis Hamilton has revealed he had little time to make his decision to leave Mercedes and join Ferrari next season.
Norris has “no regrets” new McLaren deal rules him out of 2025 Mercedes seat
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Posted onLando Norris doesn’t believe he made a mistake by re-signing for McLaren before Lewis Hamilton announced his plans to leave Mercedes.
“Definitely an improvement”: Russell says Mercedes have fixed flaws with new car
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Posted onGeorge Russell believes Mercedes have finally solved the problem which has plagued their cars since the current technical regulations were introduced two years ago.
Mercedes told me “you’re wrong” about 2022 car’s problems – Hamilton
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Posted onThe new series of Drive to Survive reveals how Lewis Hamilton’s relationship with Mercedes became strained before he decided to leave.
Mercedes’ “outwash” front wing design may be against spirit of rules – Symonds
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Posted onMercedes’ innovative front wing design appears to go against the intention of Formula 1’s technical rules, says one of the key men behind the regulations.
Pictures: New views of Mercedes W15 running in Bahrain test
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Posted onMercedes’ much-changed W15 has hit the track during pre-season testing at the Bahrain International Circuit.