McLaren, Mercedes among F1 teams bringing big upgrades to United States Grand Prix
AUSTIN — The 2024 Formula 1 season may be coming to an end, but the ongoing development battle shows no signs of slowing down. On Friday, all 10 F1 teams were asked to draw up a list of upgrades for the American Grand Prix, with several identifying significant upgrades to the 2024 challengers. among them? […]
Andrea Kimi Antonelli picked to replace Lewis Hamilton at Mercedes in 2025
The long-awaited promotion has now become official. Andrea Kimi Antonelli will compete with Mercedes in the 2025 F1 season. When legendary driver Lewis Hamilton made the shock decision to leave Mercedes for Ferrari at the end of the 2024 season, speculation was rife as to who would get the chance to slip into the most […]
‘Williams is so different to Mercedes’: James Vowles on re-energising the British F1 team | Williams
a A week can be a long time in F1, where quick adaptations and quick reactions are required and often quite brutal. Any doubts about whether Williams team principal James Vowles had those qualities were erased this week when he summarily fired driver Logan Sargent, a statement and demonstration of his determination to return British […]
Lewis Hamilton praises Andrea Kimi Antonelli as Mercedes F1 decision looms
Andrea Kimi Antonelli, the single-seater division's fastest rising young talent, will take part in his first Formula 1 race weekend. Antonelli will take the wheel of the W15 on Friday to replace George Russell for Mercedes in the Italian Grand Prix. Will announcements of promotion to full-time seats on the grid next season continue? Ever […]
Mercedes and Toto Wolff hoping to ‘bounce back’ at Italian Grand Prix
Mercedes came into the Dutch Grand Prix in good form after F1's summer break, with the Silver Arrows having won three of the four races before the break and finishing on the podium in six consecutive races. That streak came to an end in Zandvoort, when Lewis Hamilton was shockingly eliminated from Q2 on Saturday, […]
Andrea Kimi Antonelli to make his Mercedes F1 debut at the Italian Grand Prix
Andrea Kimi Antonelli has officially moved to Mercedes. His situation for 2025 remains a matter of speculation, but many believe Mercedes will announce at the Italian Grand Prix that the young prodigy will race alongside George Russell next season. The team confirmed on Monday that Antonelli will take part in FP1 on Friday, driving Russell’s […]
Mercedes F1 forced to fix computer systems at Hungarian GP after CrowdStrike outage
A massive computer outage has affected the entire planet this Friday, when a failed content update for security platform CrowdStrike caused a Microsoft system crash. The crash led to flight cancellations, banking systems down, and even ESPN morning broadcasts of “SportsCenter” and “Get Up.” The power outage also had an impact on the Formula One […]
Lewis Hamilton declares ‘game on’ as Mercedes eyes third straight win
Mercedes started the 2024 Formula 1 season on the back foot. But after that slow start, things have definitely changed. The upgrades the team began rolling out at the Miami Grand Prix have been paying off in recent weeks. The first signs of a breakthrough came in Montreal when George Russell took pole position for […]
Starbucks, Mercedes team up in EV charging network expansion
Virginia Attorney General Jason Miyares speaks to The Bottom Line about the 26 states suing the Biden administration over EV mandates. Mercedes-Benz Electric car The charging subsidiary will partner with Starbucks to expand its charging network in the United States. Mercedes-Benz High Power Charging announced Wednesday that it has partnered with the Seattle-based coffee giant […]
Mercedes retired George Russell’s W15 at British GP to avoid penalty later this F1 season
Lewis Hamilton’s victory at the British Grand Prix gave Mercedes its second consecutive victory, following George Russell’s surprise win at the Austrian Grand Prix and helping the team move closer to grid-topping Red Bull. However, it might have been a better day for Mercedes had the water system in Russell’s W15 not failed – the […]