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Mercedes 2026 F1 launch event: Watch here live, what you need to know

Mercedes will launch its 2026 W17 at an online event on 2 February featuring George Russell, Andrea Kimi Antonelli and Toto Wolff, alongside technical briefings on the new regulations and sustainable fuels

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Team by team: How Barcelona's F1 shakedown went for the 2026 field

Formula 1's 11-team grid received a first opportunity to sample its vastly different cars and power units in Barcelona, with differing results

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Verstappen on Red Bull F1 engine: "Still quite a bit of work to do"

The four-time world champion took to the Barcelona track for Red Bull on Friday to cap off this week's shakedown

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Max Verstappen: "Still quite a bit of work to do" on Red Bull F1 engine

The four-time world champion took to the Barcelona track for Red Bull on Friday to cap off this week's shakedown

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Barcelona F1 shakedown Day 5: Lewis Hamilton tops the timings for Ferrari

Hamilton set the fastest lap of the week after a late switch to softs on the final day of the five-day Barcelona F1 shakedown

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What happened on day five of F1's secretive 2026 shakedown

Lewis Hamilton set the fastest lap for the week after a late switch to softs on the final day of the five-day Barcelona F1 shakedown

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Mercedes F1 2026 car launch: Start time and how to watch W17 event

George Russell is eyeing a first world championship this year amid F1’s radical regulation shake-up

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Are Mercedes 2026 F1 title favourites? Winners and losers from first test in Barcelona

A private five-day ‘shakedown’ gave an intriguing first glimpse of the biggest regulation change in F1 history

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Why F1 Barcelona test couldn't have gone better for Mercedes, according to Andrew Shovlin

Mercedes is the favourite for both constructors' and drivers' title glory in F1 2026, especially as it backed up said promise by being the standout in this week's Barcelona shakedown

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What happened on day four of F1's secretive 2026 shakedown

Aston Martin finally gets on track, Mercedes continues to collect miles and McLaren's running was cut short on the fourth day of the Barcelona F1 shakedown

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Barcelona F1 shakedown Day 4: Mercedes reliable as Aston Martin makes overdue debut

Here's what we've learned from the fourth and penultimate day of Formula 1's 2026 Barcelona shakedown

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Mercedes impresses in Barcelona F1 shakedown with first race sim

On only his second afternoon in the 2026 Mercedes Formula 1 car, Andrea Kimi Antonelli was already able to complete a race simulation

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Mercedes impresses with first race sim at F1's Barcelona shakedown

On only his second afternoon in the 2026 Mercedes Formula 1 car, Andrea Kimi Antonelli was already able to complete a race simulation

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Here's what happened on day three of F1’s secretive closed-door 2026 shakedown

Mercedes continued to lead the way as McLaren joined the fray

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Why Karun Chandhok believes George Russell can win the 2026 F1 drivers' title

Karun Chandhok believes George Russell is the favourite for the 2026 F1 title, arguing Mercedes' works-team integration could pay off under the new regulations

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Russell impressed by Red Bull and Haas: "It's not quite how it was in 2014!"

Red Bull and Haas impress Mercedes' George Russell as a new era of F1 begins in Barcelona

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George Russell impressed by Red Bull and Haas: "It's not quite how it was in 2014!"

Red Bull and Haas impress Mercedes' George Russell as a new era of F1 begins in Barcelona

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Different, "but still a racing car" - Drivers share early verdict on F1's 2026 cars

Around half the Formula 1 grid took to the track on Monday with the series' all-new generation of cars for 2026, leading to a wide array of first impressions

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Complicated but "doable" - Drivers issue early verdict on the F1 2026 cars

Around half the Formula 1 grid took to the track on Monday with the series' all-new generation of cars for 2026, leading to a wide array of first impressions

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Here's what happened on day one of F1’s secretive closed-door 2026 shakedown

Mercedes won the race to get out on track, but this has been a quiet day of information-gathering for the seven teams that ran - while heavy-handed security established an ever-expanding exclusion zone around the circuit perimeter

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What happened behind closed doors on day one of F1’s secretive 2026 shakedown

Mercedes won the race to get out on track but this has been a quiet day of information-gathering for the seven teams which ran, while heavy-handed security established an ever-expanding exclusion zone around the circuit perimeter

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Mercedes’ completes 2026 F1 car shakedown at Silverstone

George Russell samples the W17 at Silverstone as Mercedes enters F1's new era

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Mercedes shakes down 2026 F1 car at Silverstone after launch

Russell samples the W17 at Silverstone as Mercedes enters F1's new era

The Independent UK

First images of striking Mercedes 2026 F1 car livery revealed ahead of pre-season test

The Silver Arrows are eyeing a strong 2026 season after four years without a world championship

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Mercedes 2026 F1 launch: When and where to watch live, what we know so far

Mercedes will reveal the W17 livery on 22 January ahead of a separate 2 February launch event

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