Mercedes motorsport chief Toto Wolff is alert to an increased threat from the team’s rivals compared to twelve months ago.
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Silver-wash: Visualising Mercedes’ F1 dominance
F1 Statistics
Posted onAt the end of 2013 F1 made an instantaneous transition from Red Bull domination to Mercedes domination.
Rosberg “definitely not happy” after qualifying
2015 Hungarian Grand Prix
Posted onNico Rosberg was frustrated at being beaten to pole position by his team mate after grappling with understeer throughout qualifying.
Rosberg thought he would win after Hamilton pitted
2015 British Grand Prix
Posted onNico Rosberg said he thought Lewis Hamilton had made a mistake by pitting for intermediate tyres late in the British Grand Prix.
Mercedes face investigation for covering Rosberg’s car
2015 British Grand Prix
Posted onThe stewards are investigating whether Mercedes broke the rules by covering Nico Rosberg’s car when it was brought back to the pits during first practice.
Hamilton ‘never really felt under pressure’
2015 Canadian Grand Prix
Posted onLewis Hamilton said he never felt in serious danger of losing the lead in the Canadian Grand Prix, despite team mate Nico Rosberg running him close in the second half of the race.
Mercedes explains decision to send cars out in rain
2015 Canadian Grand Prix
Posted onMercedes has explained why it sent both its drivers out during the rain in today’s second practice session, which led to Lewis Hamilton crashing his car.
New audio reveals Hamilton’s Monaco strategy role
2015 Monaco Grand Prix
Posted onNew audio of the messages on the Mercedes pit wall during the Monaco Grand Prix have shed further light on Lewis Hamilton’s role in the strategy which cost him victory in the race.
Hamilton “couldn’t care less” about Monaco
2015 Monaco Grand Prix
Posted onLewis Hamilton says he’s moved on from his Monaco Grand Prix defeat and was unwilling to elaborate on the strategic error which cost him a likely victory.
Mercedes answers fans on Hamilton’s Monaco strategy error and rubbishes conspiracy claims
2015 Monaco Grand Prix
Posted onMercedes motorsport chief Toto Wolff responded to fans’ questions about the team’s Monaco race strategy which cost Lewis Hamilton a likely victory.
First Monaco F1 pole “incredibly special” – Hamilton
2015 Monaco Grand Prix
Posted onLewis Hamilton said it was “incredibly special” to take his first pole position for the Monaco Grand Prix at his ninth attempt.
Hamilton and Moss take to the Monza banking
F1 pictures
Posted onLewis Hamilton and Stirling Moss took to the historic banked Monza circuit in a pair of classic Mercedes racing cars last month.
Mercedes has fewest tokens for engine development
2015 F1 season
Posted onMercedes has used the most development ‘tokens’ before the start of the season of any team, leaving them with the least scope to develop their engine.
Mercedes expect better reliability from W06
2015 F1 season
Posted onMercedes believe they have addressed a key weakness of their 2014 challenger and produced a more reliable car with the W06.
Wehrlein gets three test chances with Force India
2015 F1 season
Posted onMercedes reserve driver Pascal Wehrlein will test for Force India on three occasions this year beginning with this week’s test at Barcelona.
Mercedes’ Bahrain battle “too dangerous” – Warwick
2014 F1 season
Posted onAllowing Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg to fight hard “showed a sign of stupidity” according to the veteran of 146 grands prix and FIA driver steward.
Hamilton surprised by early Mercedes reliability
2015 F1 season
Posted onLewis Hamilton says he is surprised by how much running Mercedes managed to cover at the first pre-season test of 2015.
Ferrari performance ‘eye-opening’ – Rosberg
2015 F1 testing
Posted onNico Rosberg described the performance of Ferrari during the opening three days of the Jerez test as ‘eye-opening’ for his Mercedes team.
‘We must stay humble’ says Wolff after ‘best first day’
2015 F1 testing
Posted onMercedes executive director Toto Wolff has warned his team must not become arrogant after the reigning champions enjoyed a productive first day’s testing in Jerez.
First pictures: Mercedes launch W06 in Jerez
2015 F1 testing
Posted onThe Mercedes W06, the car the team will use to defend its 2014 championship success, has been officially launched in Spain.