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F1 tech: How Mercedes fought back against Ferrari
Mercedes has been second best to Ferrari since the Formula 1 summer break, but at the Japanese Grand Prix it attempted to respond with some major car updates.
Tech verdict: How Mercedes struck back at Suzuka
Mercedes achieved a monumental feat in Japan, becoming the first team in the sport’s history to capture six back-to-back drivers’ and constructors’ F1 World Championships. What makes this particularly impressive is that it has been able to achieve this through a sequence of regulation changes, which shows it could adapt and develop to a range of circumstances.
Prime What Ferrari has to do to match Mercedes' dominance
Mercedes' era of dominance is casting a shadow on the success Ferrari enjoyed during its Michael Schumacher days, but the Silver Arrows squad has one key skill that its Formula 1 rival must learn to dethrone it.
Paffett joins Mercedes management, gets reserve role
Gary Paffett will be the test and development driver for the Mercedes Formula E team and has been confirmed as an official sporting and technical advisor to the new squad.
Hamilton: 2019 title doesn't feel as "happy"
Lewis Hamilton has admitted that Mercedes' title success this year does not feel as "happy" as its previous ones, following the loss of former team chief Niki Lauda.
Bottas can only "blame" himself for gap to Hamilton
Valtteri Bottas says he can "blame" himself for being so many points behind Lewis Hamilton and knows he needs to be "very lucky" to fight for the Formula 1 title.
Hamilton predicts F1 will keep DRS "for a while" yet
Five-time world champion Lewis Hamilton believes Formula 1’s drag reduction system will be part of the championship “for a while”, even after the major rules shake-up in 2021.
Hamilton: Bottas had "massive" 0.5s tow on fastest lap
Formula 1 championship leader Lewis Hamilton anticipates an "interesting dynamic" in Suzuka qualifying after teammate Valtteri Bottas benefitted from a "massive" tow of around 0.5 seconds in practice.
Japanese GP: Bottas tops FP2 session that could decide grid
Valtteri Bottas survived spinning on the run to Suzuka’s start/finish straight to top second practice for Formula 1’s Japanese Grand Prix.
Japanese GP: Bottas leads Mercedes 1-2 in FP1
Valtteri Bottas set the pace as Mercedes dominated the opening practice session for Formula 1’s Japanese Grand Prix.
Bottas expects "decent step" from Mercedes upgrades
Valtteri Bottas believes the upgrade the Mercedes Formula 1 team has bought to Suzuka should represent a "decent step" as it seeks to catch Ferrari in the Japanese Grand Prix.
Hamilton: Ferrari wrong to push Leclerc as number one
Formula 1 championship leader Lewis Hamilton believes Ferrari is "ramping up" Charles Leclerc to be its new number one driver at Sebastian Vettel's expense.
First look: Mercedes' Japanese GP upgrades
Mercedes has made minor tweaks to its sidepod-mounted turning vanes ahead of the Japanese Grand Prix in an effort to close back in on Formula 1 rival Ferrari.
Mercedes admits McLaren supply deal "a risk"
Mercedes Formula 1 boss Toto Wolff acknowledges there is a "risk" in supplying engines to McLaren from 2021 because it has the potential to rival his own team.
Mercedes to bring "minor upgrades" to Japanese GP
Mercedes is to bring a minor update package to the Japanese Grand Prix in a bid to boost its chances against Ferrari.
Debate: Why has Mercedes gone off the boil in F1?
Mercedes won the first eight grands prix of the 2019 Formula 1 season, but has only triumphed in three of the subsequent eight races.
Hamilton: Dirty air data for 2021 cars looks "great"
Five-time Formula 1 champion Lewis Hamilton says he has seen the data from research to make it easier for cars to follow in 2021 and thinks it looks “great”.
McLaren: Mercedes deal leaves us "nowhere to hide"
McLaren wanted a Mercedes Formula 1 engine supply so it could give itself “nowhere to hide” as it bids to establish itself as a leading team again.
Teams at odds over post-2024 F1 engine formula
Formula 1’s stakeholders are debating what direction the sport should take on power units after 2024, with Renault pushing for electrification and Mercedes keen to stick with the current formula.
Explained: How McLaren and Mercedes got back together
One of the biggest talking points off the track in Sochi last weekend was the announcement that McLaren would return to using Mercedes Formula 1 engines from the 2021 season.
Focus on 2020 has hurt Mercedes, says Wolff
Mercedes Formula 1 boss Toto Wolff admits that the team's form relative to rivals Ferrari has suffered because of a lack of upgrades in recent races.
Mercedes accounts reveal cost of 2018 F1 title
The Mercedes Formula 1 team earned and spent almost the same amount in 2018 as it did in the previous season, newly-released accounts have revealed.
Prime The data revealing where Mercedes is really losing out
Ferrari's engine advantage has been talked up throughout 2019, but is it the real difference-maker? Gary Anderson's analysis of the Sochi weekend suggests there's multiple factors in the Ferrari/Mercedes battle
Mercedes praises Bottas's "dog fighting" with Leclerc
Mercedes Formula 1 motorsports strategy director James Vowles has praised Valtteri Bottas for the "dog fighting" skills that allowed him to hold off Charles Leclerc in the Russian GP.
