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Mercedes: Plank and tyre wear, plus driver weight, likely trigger of Russell's F1 Belgium DSQ

Mercedes suspects that plank and tyre wear, plus weight loss by George Russell himself, may have contributed to his car being under the limit at the end of Formula 1’s Belgian Grand Prix.

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Mercedes explains Hamilton's 'struggles' with F1's ground-effect cars

Mercedes says Lewis Hamilton struggled to adapt to this current generation of Formula 1 cars and has been "working on how he drives".

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Hamilton: Mercedes "hasn't felt good" in Hungary's high temperatures

Lewis Hamilton says Mercedes has resumed its current struggles in hot weather, labelling his Friday Hungarian Grand Prix practice sessions as "not a good day" as the team seeks to find a solution.

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Mercedes "back where we need to be" after CrowdStrike tech glitch drama

The Mercedes Formula 1 team says it is back where it needs to be after morning dramas triggered by the global CrowdStrike IT outage.

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How Mercedes has escaped its false dawn F1 curse

Mercedes is always cautious about reading too much into one-off Formula 1 results, especially when wins like Austria owe a lot to other cars hitting trouble.

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What Mercedes' new front wing tells us about its F1 recovery plan

The design is a clear philosophy departure from what the team started the season with, and points to a shift of approach as the German manufacturer aims to get its W15 performing better across a range of speeds.

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Mercedes will need "several races" to make bigger steps with 2024 F1 car

Mercedes has struggled for performance against the likes of Red Bull, Ferrari and McLaren with a W15 car that both lacks downforce and has some undesirable handling characteristics baked into it.

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Mercedes playing catch-up with F1 Miami floor upgrade

The Brackley team has struggled for consistency with its often ill-handling W15, finding it hard to produce a car that works across all corner types and speeds, with its limitations seemingly shifting from circuit to circuit.

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Mercedes playing catch-up with Miami F1 floor upgrade

The Brackley team has struggled for consistency with its often ill-handling W154, finding it hard to produce a car that works across all corner types and speeds, with its limitations seemingly shifting from circuit to circuit.

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Mercedes explains F1 Japan one-stop strategy attempt

Russell and Hamilton finished seventh and ninth respectively, reversing their qualifying positions, after a poor qualifying session and troublesome first stint on the hard tyres prevented them from fighting further ahead.

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Mercedes planning Melbourne “experiments” with W15 F1 car

The car has been plagued by bouncing, especially with low fuel in qualifying, while its weakness in high-speed corners relative to rivals was very apparent in Saudi Arabia.

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Mercedes planning Melbourne "experiments" with W15 F1 car

The car has been plagued by bouncing, especially with low fuel in qualifying, while its weakness in high-speed corners relative to rivals was very apparent in Saudi Arabia.

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Mercedes F1 team still trying to solve overheating "unanswered mystery"

Both George Russell and Lewis Hamilton found their power units running too hot, and from early in the Bahrain race they were told to adjust engines modes and their driving in an attempt to keep temperatures under control. They eventually finished in fifth and seventh positions.

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Mercedes F1 team still trying to solve overheating “unanswered mystery”

Both George Russell and Lewis Hamilton found their power units running too hot, and from early in the race they were told to adjust engines modes and their driving in an attempt to keep temperatures under control. They eventually finished in fifth and seventh positions.

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Mercedes focused on improving F1 qualifying pace with W15

The Brackley squad focused on long stints rather than glory runs across the three-day winter test in Bahrain, with George Russell taking second on the final day using softer C4 tyres after he and team-mate Lewis Hamilton had stayed well clear of the top of the leaderboard earlier in the…

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Wolff: Mercedes F1 blew Brazil pole chance by not being “adaptive” enough

With a storm blowing across the Interlagos circuit for the Q3 segment of qualifying, teams knew that getting out on track early enough before the rain started was critical to secure a good grid slot.

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Wolff: Mercedes not “adaptive” enough as it blew Brazil F1 pole chance

With a storm blowing across the Interlagos circuit for the Q3 segment of qualifying, teams knew that getting out on track early enough before the rain started was critical to secure a good grid slot.

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Why the FIA’s traffic busting stance may prove tricky for cold Las Vegas

Ever since the Italian Grand Prix last month, the FIA has been refining its approach to the inherent difficulties of slow cars in qualifying causing problems for cars on quick laps.

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Mercedes fears it has lost race-day F1 tyre edge over Ferrari

In the early phase of the season, the Mercedes would have the edge in races because its W14 car was much less harsh on its tyres than the Ferrari SF-23.

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Mercedes: Team orders to protect Hamilton despite “no sense” criticism

In the closing stages of the Suzuka race, one-stopping George Russell was running in fifth place, ahead of Hamilton, as the charging Ferrari of Carlos Sainz closed in on them from behind.

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Mercedes: Team orders all about protecting Hamilton despite “no sense” criticism

In the closing stages of the Suzuka race, one-stopping George Russell was running in fifth place, ahead of Lewis Hamilton, as the fast-charging Ferrari of Carlos Sainz closed in on them from behind.

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Mercedes not “clinging on” to current concepts for 2024 F1 car revamp

A one-second deficit to pole position man Max Verstappen in qualifying for the Japanese Grand Prix has exposed the major downforce deficit and balance struggles that Mercedes duo Lewis Hamilton and George Russell have been battling with all season.

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Mercedes not "clinging on" to current concepts for 2024 F1 car revamp

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George Russell: ‘Mercedes are so used to winning … it is demoralising sometimes’

As he prepares for Sunday’s Belgian Grand Prix with Red Bull still dominant, the British driver is confident that time is on his side

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Mercedes switching F1 car development focus to pure performance

A key part its strategy with next year’s W15 is to design a car that has plenty of scope for development and allows the team to make the in-season leap that McLaren has made this year.

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