Team principal Andrea Stella's admission that the squad was not "entirely happy" with the launch specification version of its 2023 challenger had laid down a... read more »
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The Woking-based squad has been open since its launch that it is not entirely happy with the initial specification of the MCL60, which has lacked competitiveness in the Bahrain... read more »
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Mercedes have taken encouragement from their 2023 F1 car and believe the W14 is a "much calmer" and "more stable" than its predecessor. read more »
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The German manufacturer had an encouraging opening day to pre-season testing in Bahrain on Thursday, its 2023 challenger proving to be much better handling than last... read more »
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Red Bull's Max Verstappen set the fastest time on the opening day of Formula 1's 2023 pre-season test at the Bahrain International Circuit on Thursday. Verstappen... read more »
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As Max Verstappen dominates the first day of testing, team boss Christian Horner claims that three days is too much. read more »
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The Milton Keynes-based squad was handed a $7 million fine and a 10% reduction in its aero development allowance as the result of being found to have overspent on its way to... read more »
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Toto Wolff said the early signs are that Mercedes' 2023 car does not have the same bouncing issues that the team struggled with so much last year. read more »
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Twelve months on from its troubled test in Bahrain, where the German car manufacturer was plagued by excessive porpoising, the team seemed in a much happier place with its... read more »
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Stella says the team will try not to focus initially on direct comparisons with Lando Norris, who is heading into his fifth year of F1.Instead the team will concentrate on... read more »
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But once the finished cars had gone public, it was inevitable we would see teams hone-in on the agreed best ideas, even if it meant switching concept. The imposition of a cost... read more »
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F1's budget cap has been vital in securing financial stability for teams in the sport since being introduced for the 2021 season. read more »
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The change of specification was formally approved at today's meeting of the F1 Commission, which was held at the F1 organisation's HQ in London.An F1/FIA statement... read more »
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Seidl's move to Sauber was announced late last year, and Stella was immediately named as his successor as team principal.Stella joined McLaren from Ferrari in 2015 and has... read more »
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Max Verstappen is the highest-paid F1 driver in 2023 - here is a list of how much money each driver will pocket this year. read more »
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Black is back, and in a big way. The coming Formula 1 season is hardly shaping up to be a vintage year for eye-catching liveries. As the name of the MCL60 alludes, McLaren is... read more »
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Alpine's launch event in London on Thursday night means we've now seen at least a livery of all 10 F1 challengers on the 2023 grid.How much each team revealed varied... read more »
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Norris told Autosport that former team-mate Daniel Ricciardo enjoyed a much smoother acclimatisation to the new breed of ground-effects machinery in the early part of 2022.The... read more »
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Lewis Hamilton has claimed "pretty much everyone" at Mercedes prefers the team's black livery to the traditional silver. read more »
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For some this would be too much too soon - the bright lights and bubbling pressure cooker of F1 at the tender age of just 21 - but not for Oscar Piastri. read more »
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Mercedes made a bold statement about its quest for improvement by revealing its black and raw carbon fibre skin on the new W14 Formula 1 car on Wednesday.While that move... read more »
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The eight-time constructors' champions unveiled its striking looking 2023 F1 challenger at Silverstone on Wednesday morning.While much of the focus was on the new black... read more »
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Mercedes have unveiled their much-anticipated new black Formula 1 car for what Lewis Hamilton and George Russell will hope is a bounce-back 2023 championship challenge. read more »
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The Woking-based team unveiled its new MCL60 at its factory on Monday evening. The car features some bold aerodynamic steps compared to its 2022 challenger, including a much... read more »
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In a launch event at its Woking factory, the team also presented new driver Oscar Piastri alongside established McLaren star Lando Norris, and Andrea Stella, who takes over as... read more »