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Why Mercedes flexed its wings in 2025 and how it responded to the FIA clampdown

Flexible wings helped Mercedes get on top of its development, but it also meant the team was more susceptible to the FIA’s clampdown on elastic components

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How Antonelli’s “very subtle” jump start happened at F1 Las Vegas GP

Antonelli landed a five-second penalty in Vegas despite keeping the clutch “fully pulled”

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‘Kimi didn’t even drop the clutch’ – Mercedes explains Antonelli’s Las Vegas jump-start penalty

Antonelli landed a five-second penalty in Vegas despite keeping the clutch “fully pulled”

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Everything Mercedes’ past F1 failures taught it ahead of 2026 reset

After eight consecutive Formula 1 constructors' championships, Mercedes entered the ground-effect era in 2022 'on the back foot' and is determined not to do so again as the rules change once more for 2026

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What Mercedes has learned for 2026 from previous F1 failures

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Shovlin: No porpoising in 2026, but F1 teams must be aware of aero "traps"

Porpoising and bouncing will be a thing of the past in next year's aero ruleset, but the 2026 F1 cars will likely present new pitfalls

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Mercedes: No porpoising in 2026, but new F1 rules aren't “straightforward”

Andrew Shovlin believes porpoising and bouncing will be a thing of the past in next year's aero ruleset, but warns that the 2026 F1 cars will likely present new pitfalls

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Mercedes explains "moving targets" behind 2026 F1 development headaches

Mercedes' Andrew Shovlin explains why the 2026 rules continue to give Formula 1 teams engineering headaches as they move ever closer to their January deadlines

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Why F1 2026 'moving targets' are giving teams development headaches

Mercedes' Andrew Shovlin explains why the 2026 rules continue to give Formula 1 teams engineering headaches as they move ever closer to their January deadlines

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How Mercedes is supporting Antonelli through tough F1 rookie season

Mercedes' simulator difficulties hurt Antonelli's post-summer preparation, but the Italian is finding form once again with his team's support

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Why DRS has been even more ineffective at Monza and Baku in F1 2025

While DRS has been less effective at low-drag F1 circuits, it has been distinctly ineffectual this season. Will next year's manual override fix that?

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The pitfalls of F1's current anti-lift rear suspension trend

Mercedes eventually chose to end its on-off relationship with its rear suspension package, first pressed into action on its Formula 1 car at Imola, at the Hungarian Grand Prix. While not outwardly blamed for the team's general downturn in form, the revised suspension was seen as an obtrusive element in…

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Why anti-lift rear suspension doesn’t always unlock instant F1 performance

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Why it took so long for Mercedes to expose failed F1 car upgrade

“Well,” Mercedes F1 boss Toto Wolff told reporters after the Hungarian Grand Prix, “that rear axle will be ending up in a bin somewhere, I guess…”

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How Mercedes landed in a blind alley with its F1 car upgrade

“Well,” Mercedes F1 boss Toto Wolff told reporters after the Hungarian Grand Prix, “that rear axle will be ending up in a bin somewhere, I guess…”

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What Mercedes thinks is behind Antonelli's recent F1 2025 struggles

Recent changes to the Mercedes 2025 Formula 1 car may be to blame for the team's drop in form, according to trackside engineering director Andrew Shovlin, who theorises this is hurting rookie Andrea Kimi Antonelli more than his more experienced team-mate.

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Kimi Antonelli’s F1 performance drop “likely” due to Mercedes car changes

Recent changes to Mercedes' 2025 Formula 1 car may well be to blame for the team's drop in form, according to trackside engineering director Andrew Shovlin, who theorises this is hurting rookie driver Andrea Kimi Antonelli more than his more experienced team-mate.

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Mercedes' Russell and Antonelli get penalty for Bahrain pit incident

Mercedes drivers George Russell and Andrea Kimi Antonelli have received a one-place grid drop each for a Bahrain Grand Prix qualifying infraction.

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Mercedes' Russell and Antonelli receive grid drop for Bahrain qualifying error

Mercedes drivers George Russell and Andrea Kimi Antonelli have received a one-place grid drop each for a Bahrain Grand Prix qualifying infraction.

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Mercedes: Development lag behind fluctuating 2024 F1 form

Mercedes trackside engineering director Andrew Shovlin believes the team's fluctuating form over the 2024 Formula 1 season was a result of it being pegged back in development in trying to recover from a tough start.

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The new rules dilemma that will define the 2025 F1 season

Formula 1 teams will fire the starting gun tomorrow on their 2026 car designs, with a ban on development for the next generation rules finally lifted.

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Mercedes opens up on the factors that hurt Hamilton with the W15

Mercedes thinks a double whammy of sensitivity to brake locking and snaps of oversteer during qualifying runs were the trigger for the difficulties Lewis Hamilton had in 2024.

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Pirelli finding no evidence of repeat Qatar F1 tyre dramas

Pirelli’s initial analysis of tyres used in practice at Formula 1’s 2024 Qatar Grand Prix has revealed no evidence that the problems that blighted last year's race will be repeated.

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Mercedes reveals main end-of-season focus with top-three rivals out of reach

Mercedes is set to use the final Formula 1 races of the season to gain further understanding of its weaknesses, having accepted it will finish fourth in the constructors' standings.

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What is behind Hamilton’s “devastating” F1 struggles

Lewis Hamilton and Mercedes would like nothing more than to end their 12 years together on a high.

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