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Why Mercedes has been struggling – relatively – in F1 2025

If you look at Formula 1’s 2025 drivers’ standings, you’d be forgiven for thinking Mercedes’ George Russell has a shot at the title. The 27-year-old Briton has been a paragon of consistency thus far, completing every single qualifying session and race – even the sprint ones – in the top…

Motorsport

From Seat to Mercedes: The Evolution of the Popemobile

All heads of state have special cars. Donald Trump gets around with a huge Cadillac called The Beast, while his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin rolls in a massive Aurus Arsenal.

Motor1

The Electric Mercedes G-Class Shows Why EVs Are Better Than Gas Cars

The electric version of Mercedes' off-roader is an improvement in almost every way, with more power, more off-road capability and a way better driving experience than its gas-chugging twin. But as its clunky name suggests, the G580 With EQ Technology is still a compromise. It builds upon everything that was already great about…

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Sergio Perez's options that could yield him an F1 seat in 2026, or sooner

Sergio Perez continues to hog the Formula 1 scene despite not racing this season and, although some media expected his appointment within the Cadillac team in the past Miami GP weekend event, the Mexican's options are open to more than one team as Motorsport.com already reported.

Motorsport

These 10 outlawed tech innovations rocked F1

Formula 1 races are won on the track, but the groundwork to creating a winning machine kicks off months before lights go out on a grand prix weekend. In the buildup to every new season, designers and engineers pore over the rules in search of loopholes – ones they can…

Autosport

F1 circuit contracts: How long each race will remain on the Formula 1 calendar

Below is an overview of all current Formula 1 grand prix deal and the duration of the contracts as of May 2025.

Motorsport

Europe Gives Carmakers More Time to Meet Emissions Targets

We’re usually the bearer of bad news when we talk about decisions taken by the European Union. But that’s not the case today. While emissions regulations remain just as strict as before, automakers have been granted extra time to meet the new targets for 2025. Instead of being forced to…

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Downsizing Be Damned: More Mercedes Models Could Get a V-8

Mercedes-Benz is adamant that there’s still a place in an electrified automotive world for a large-displacement engine. Despite increasingly stringent emissions regulations, the AMG performance division is hard at work preparing an all-new V-8. Not only will it power existing eight-cylinder models, but it could also be shoehorned into cars…

Motor1

How F1 plans to avoid “misery and humiliation” in 2026 rules

When Formula 1 adopted turbocharged hybrid power units for the 2014 season, one manufacturer – Mercedes – had been ploughing resources into its project longer and more intensively than anyone else. The result was almost five seasons of total dominance while rivals struggled to catch up – and in the…

Autosport

AMG Has a New Super Sedan. Here's What It'll Look Like

Sometime next month, Mercedes-AMG will reveal its replacement for the GT 4-Door Coupe. We saw a shadowy teaser previewing the car’s silhouette, but new images provide a clearer look at the unnamed model.

Motor1

What McLaren must learn from 2024 to secure both F1 championships in 2025

Red Bull was a formidable Formula 1 team in 2024, but a late surge from McLaren threatened to topple the squad and snatch both titles from under its nose. But just as a real challenge from McLaren was materialising, cracks started to form, and it could only take the constructors’…

Autosport

What McLaren must learn from 2024 to secure both championships in 2025

Red Bull was a formidable team in 2024, but a late surge from McLaren threatened to topple the squad and snatch both titles from under its nose. But just as a real challenge from McLaren was materialising, cracks started to form, and it could only take the constructors’ crown last…

Motorsport

F1 teams braced for battle to hit “very aggressive” 2026 weight limit

Amid all the talk about 2026's hybrid engines and how they will be deployed, getting to F1's lower weight limit may well cause teams the biggest headache of all.

Motorsport

Forget foldable phones –LG's 'stretchable' in-car display can grow physical buttons when you need them, and I can't stop watching it

LG’s innovative new 'stretchable' touchscreen display has been designed for cars and can miraculously come to life with a physical dial and buttons. But does it make sense in the real world?

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The Mercedes-Benz CLA EV Can’t Use Most Fast Chargers In The U.S. (Updated)

Update on May 14, 2025: Mercedes-Benz changed its official stance and said that customer cars delivered early next year in the United States will be fitted with a 400-volt converter. This means the 2026 Mercedes-Benz CLA will, in fact, be able to use 400V DC fast chargers, including Tesla Superchargers.

The Independent UK

Jack Doohan’s Alpine axe was a ticking time bomb – F1 has never been more ruthless to rookies

Doohan lasted seven races at Alpine, while Liam Lawson was two and out at Red Bull. With Franco Colapinto being handed a simple five-race deal, another change could be in the offing after Silverstone in July

The Independent UK

BMW chief expects lower tariffs as trade war expected to hit profits

Many of BMW's rivals, including Mercedes-Benz MBGn.DE, Ford F.N and Stellantis STLAM.MI, have pulled their 2025 forecasts

Motorsport

Alpine F1 team boss Oliver Oakes resigns with immediate effect

Alpine team principal Oliver Oakes as resigned with immediate effect, the team has announced. Oakes was brought to the team in July last year to replace Bruno Famin and then went on to form a tandem with executive advisor Flavio Briatore. But six races into the 2025 season Oakes has…

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Jochen Mass, 1946-2025

Jochen Mass disproved the saying that nice guys finish last. A charming man who was universally liked, the German was a race winner in Formula 1 and one of the top sportscar drivers of his generation, claiming a victory in the Le Mans 24 Hours. But perhaps the German, who…

Autosport

The 2025 F1 McLaren is faster - so why does Verstappen keep beating it to poles?

As if there was any doubt, McLaren's crushing 1-2 win in Formula 1's Miami Grand Prix further confirmed that the papaya team remains well on top in racing conditions, especially when rear tyre wear is critical. But why is Max Verstappen regularly beating Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri to pole…

Motorsport

Why is Max Verstappen often beating McLaren's 'faster' car to pole in F1 2025?

As if there was any doubt, McLaren's crushing 1-2 win in Formula 1's Miami GP further confirmed the papaya team remains well on top in racing conditions, especially when rear tyre wear is critical. So why is Max Verstappen regularly beating Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri to pole?

International Business Times UK

Trump's Trade War Claims a Win as Mercedes Confirms Car Production Shift to Alabama by 2027

Mercedes-Benz is shifting SUV production to Alabama by 2027 to dodge Trump's 25% tariffs, boosting US jobs but risking higher car prices

Autosport

F1 Miami GP: How Piastri gained from a battle Norris couldn’t win

“If you no longer go for a gap, you are no longer a racing driver.”

Motorsport

The winners and losers from F1's 2025 Miami GP

There was real dominance from McLaren once more on F1's fourth visit to Miami's Hard Rock Stadium, with Oscar Piastri comfortably grabbing his fourth win in six races. Williams enjoyed its day in the sun, too, while questions will be asked at Red Bull and Ferrari over their lacklustre race…

Motorsport

Stewards reject Red Bull's protest against George Russell for not slowing under yellow flags

Mercedes Formula 1 driver George Russell has avoided any sanction after Red Bull protested that he had failed to slow under yellow flags during the Miami Grand Prix.

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