Mercedes has reacted angrily to Eddie Jordan’s claim the German carmaker might pull out of formula one. Jordan, a former team owner and boss who is now a controversial broadcaster, ...
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Wolff admits Ferrari ‘really fast’
Toto Wolff says it is too soon to say Mercedes is still ahead of the field in 2017. After the first of just two pre-season tests, the conventional wisdom is ...
Read More »Mercedes wanted ‘a Bottas or a Wehrlein’ – Alonso
Fernando Alonso has finally confirmed reports Mercedes expressed interest in signing him up for 2017. Ultimately, the German team replaced the suddenly-retired Nico Rosberg with Valtteri Bottas, but not before ...
Read More »Mercedes to keep ‘driver rules’ in 2017
Mercedes will continue to have written ‘rules of engagement’ for the battle between its F1 drivers. In recent years, the acrimony between Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg meant that detailed ...
Read More »Hamilton says ‘zero problems with Bottas’
Lewis Hamilton on Monday rowed back on comments that had been interpreted as prickly opening salvos to his 2017 campaign. Valtteri Bottas says the triple world champion has briefly welcomed ...
Read More »Mercedes confirms new tech boss Allison
Mercedes has confirmed speculation it has snapped up former Ferrari technical boss James Allison. Allison left Ferrari and Italy last year, following the sudden death of his UK-domiciled wife. And ...
Read More »Wolff sure Mercedes drivers will get along
Toto Wolff says he is confident Lewis Hamilton will get along with his new Mercedes teammate in 2017. This week, triple world champion Hamilton’s father Anthony said his son would ...
Read More »Last pieces of 2017 puzzle in place
The last major pieces of the 2017 grid have fallen into place. Mercedes announced that Valtteri Bottas is joining the reigning world champions, Williams said Felipe Massa will replace the ...
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