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Audi A8 Sales Collapsed in 2024

The Audi A8 continues to fly under the radar, so much so that you'll be forgiven for mistakenly thinking the flagship from Ingolstadt is no longer on sale. The current-generation model turned seven last year when demand took a dive in the United States. Deliveries fell by a whopping 28%…

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Mercedes U.S. EV Sales Plummeted In 2024 While PHEVs Surged

Mercedes-Benz took a gamble when it decided to style its line of electric vehicles to look like amorphous blobs. Even though they are objectively good EVs that wear one of the most prestigious badges in the business, Mercedes’ EQ models just aren’t finding buyers. In the U.S. last year, all…

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Mercedes admit ‘regret’ over Max Verstappen and Lewis Hamilton controversy

Verstappen was left in hospital after a crash with his then-title rival at Silverstone in 2021

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Ratcliffe’s co-ownership of Mercedes unaffected by Manchester United struggles

Sir Jim Ratcliffe has received plenty of criticism for his running of Manchester United, but it is unlikely to have an impact on his other major investment in sport including his co-ownership of the Mercedes Formula 1 team.

Autosport

The XM Is the Worst-Selling BMW in America

A supercar had to die so that another SUV could live, but as many have predicted, the polarizing M car isn't exactly flying off dealer lots. Rather than making a mid-engined coupe as a spiritual successor to the M1, BMW built the XM instead. Only 2,315 units were sold in…

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No One Is Buying the Mercedes-Benz SL

Like most automakers in 2024, Mercedes-Benz finished the year with positive sales growth in the United States. The German automaker moved 324,528 vehicles last year, an increase of 9 percent compared to 2023. As you might expect, SUVs were the dominant force in the lineup while coupes and sedans largely…

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Driver in court over fatal crash in West End on Christmas Day

Anthony Gilheaney was allegedly disqualified when he mowed down four male pedestrians in the Shaftesbury Avenue area of central London.

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Lewis Hamilton’s struggles explained by 2024 ‘trend’: ‘It’s a strange one’

Former Haas driver Kevin Magnussen has pinpointed where it went wrong for Hamilton and Mercedes last season after his own problems on track

The Independent UK

Mercedes and Adidas enter into “groundbreaking” apparel partnership deal

Mercedes has confirmed Adidas as an official team partner with the fashion brand signing a multi-year deal to provide kit for the entire squad.

Autosport

Lewis Hamilton at 40: F1 trailblazer has it all to prove again at Ferrari

A jet-set lifestyle has riled critics who too easily forget the social endeavour and drive to overcome all obstacles on an unlikely journey from Stevenage to Monaco

The Guardian - UK

State will fight for harsher sentences in two cases

Tough new youth crime laws would have meant harsher sentences in two cases the state is seeking to appeal.

AAP

The steps KTM is taking to protect its MotoGP division while it awaits a saviour

Pedro Acosta was at home when he found out about the technical knockout in which KTM has found itself, right after the great revelation of the 2024 MotoGP championship had finished sixth in his rookie season with the most podiums of the Austrian manufacturer's rider line-up.

Motorsport

Ben Hunt: Too old? Nonsense, now is the perfect time for Hamilton to join Ferrari

Lewis Hamilton turns 40 tomorrow and as he celebrates another lap around the sun, his thoughts will undoubtedly drift towards the upcoming Formula 1 season.

Autosport

Why Alpine is taking the Mercedes gearbox for just one season

Alpine's decision to take Mercedes' Formula 1 gearbox for 2026 will give it "headroom" to develop elsewhere for the next series of regulations before building its own in 2027.

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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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Hamilton calls to 'embrace the change' after Ferrari switch

Lewis Hamilton has outlined the new year as one of "embracing new opportunities" as he begins life as a Ferrari Formula 1 driver.

Autosport

Why Mercedes wants Antonelli to ‘grow into’ F1 and ‘make mistakes’

On the face of it, Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff giving an interview to Auto Motor und Sport carefully downplaying expectations surrounding rookie driver Andrea Kimi Antonelli seems like a typical piece of off-season ‘noise’. Very little of it would provoke angry debate in the sanctified halls of the Oxford Union.

The Independent UK

Lewis Hamilton ‘excited for the year ahead’ as move to Ferrari officially begins

Hamilton’s deal with the Italian team started on January 1 after the seven-time world champion completed his transfer from Mercedes.

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Watch This Poor Old Mercedes Get Driven Like a Gymkhana Car

Slow car fast. That's the saying, right? It's more fun to drive a cheap, slow car quickly than a super-expensive car slowly. That ethos is taken to the extreme with this video of an old Mercedes C-Class getting driven like it's the next Gymkhana star car.

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Get to know F1's six rookies of the 2025 season

After a rookie-free season, the F1 paddock welcomes a fresh group of young talent, ready to prove themselves worthy of a seat.

Autosport

The familiar names Rovanpera will face on 24-hour race debut

As preparation for the Monte Carlo Rally goes, heading for the Middle East to contest a 24-hour race is on the unconventional side.

The Independent UK

Ferrari F1 boss sends team warning after Lewis Hamilton officially joins

Seven-time F1 world champion Hamilton joined the Scuderia on 1 January after 12 years with Mercedes

The Independent UK

My sports moment of the year: When an emotional Lewis Hamilton broke win duck at Silverstone

F1’s most famous star had not won for 945 days before a thrilling British Grand Prix victory

Motorsport

Gallery: How F1 tech evolved during the 2024 season

A close-up of the Red Bull RB20's rear end, featuring a downward sloping surface at the tail end of the engine cover. It's also apparent how the semi-detached tip section sits ahead of the upper flap line and reaches out over the mainplane to expose more of the endplate cutout.

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McLaren explains the development discipline behind its F1 world title

Avoiding the pitfalls of Formula 1's ground-effect machinery helped McLaren cap a staggering 18-month development curve in 2024 with its first F1 constructors' title for 26 years. McLaren started 2023 on the back foot, but promised a large upgrade that would revamp its first season under team principal Andrea Stella.…

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