Niki Lauda has tipped Mercedes to flirt with the top positions in 2012. After February’s winter group tests, rivals and pundits are now assessing the likely pecking-order less than two ...
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Mercedes eyes Hamilton as Schumacher successor – report
Lewis Hamilton has been earmarked by Mercedes as a potential replacement for Michael Schumacher beyond the end of this season. That is the claim of the German Sunday newspaper Bild ...
Read More »New Schumacher contract ‘absolutely possible’ – Zetsche
Dieter Zetsche has admitted it is possible Michael Schumacher will still be a Mercedes driver in 2013. At the end of his initial three-year F1 comeback contract, the 43-year-old’s existing ...
Read More »Mercedes hiding new ‘double diffuser’ concept – reports
The recently revealed ‘W-duct’ aside, another technical secret has been discovered aboard Mercedes’ newly launched W03. Rumours insist the German squad was the last to reveal and test its 2012 ...
Read More »Ecclestone hopes Vettel’s dominance ends now
They are famously close on a personal level, but for the sake of his sport Bernie Ecclestone wants to see Sebastian Vettel suffer in 2012. The Red Bull driver has ...
Read More »Mercedes eyes new two-year deal for Schumacher
Mercedes is eyeing a new two-year contract extension for Michael Schumacher, according to the major German newspaper Bild. The seven time world champion, having returned to F1 with the famous ...
Read More »Early start for Mercedes’ Barcelona test
Mercedes got its Barcelona test off to an early start on Sunday. At the same time, the rest of the F1 world was only setting up at the Circuit de ...
Read More »Secret debut for new ‘conventional’ Mercedes
Mercedes’ highly-anticipated 2012 car made its track debut this week during a secret test day at Silverstone. “Lots of questions about Silverstone and shakedowns,” admitted the Northamptonshire based team on ...
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