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How Mercedes has escaped its false dawn F1 curse

Mercedes is always cautious about reading too much into one-off Formula 1 results, especially when wins like Austria owe a lot to other cars hitting trouble.

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IWC Schaffhausen x Mercedes F1: a history of watches designed by Lewis Hamilton and Toto Wolff

We took a look at the pieces ahead of the British Grand Prix

F1 2025 driver line-up: Who’s on the Formula 1 grid next year?

‘Silly season’ is a common term in F1 referring to the time of year in which many teams announce their driver line-up for the following season.

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Ten things we learned at the 2024 F1 Austrian Grand Prix

The biggest talking point from Formula 1's 2024 Austrian Grand Prix was, of course, Max Verstappen and Lando Norris colliding in the main race's final laps, which decided the contest in George Russell's favour.

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Wolff says Austrian GP radio message to Russell "dumbest" thing he's done in F1

Mercedes boss Toto Wolff says interrupting George Russell with an excitable radio message about winning Formula 1's Austrian Grand Prix was the "single dumbest" thing he has done at the team.

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Wolff says Austrian GP radio message to Russell the "dumbest" thing he has done in F1

Mercedes boss Toto Wolff says interrupting George Russell with an excitable radio message about winning F1's Austrian Grand Prix was the "single dumbest" thing he has done at the team.

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Russell "almost crashed" with Wolff's F1 Austrian GP radio call to arms

Austrian Grand Prix winner George Russell reckoned he "almost crashed" when Mercedes boss Toto Wolff told him he could win over his team radio, en route to securing his second Formula 1 victory.

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FIA investigates Tsunoda's F1 outburst over potential ableist slur

RB Formula 1 driver Yuki Tsunoda is being investigated over team radio comments he made in 2024 Austrian Grand Prix qualifying, which appeared to include an ableist slur. At the end of Q1 in Austria on Saturday Tsunoda appeared to say over his team radio, “these guys are f***ing retarded”…

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Marko urges end to Red Bull’s internal F1 squabbles

Red Bull motorsport advisor Helmut Marko says the Formula 1 team cannot risk its on-track fortunes being disrupted by needless spats like that between Jos Verstappen and Christian Horner.

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Marko urges end to Red Bull’s F1 internal squabbles

Red Bull motorsport advisor Helmut Marko says the Formula 1 team cannot risk its on-track fortunes being disrupted by needless spats like that between Jos Verstappen and Christian Horner.

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Horner accuses Wolff of distraction tactics over Verstappen F1 talk

Red Bull boss Christian Horner has accused Toto Wolff's pursuit of Max Verstappen as a "distraction tactic" to cover up Mercedes' on-track problems.

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Max Verstappen sparks driver merry-go-round in Formula One after confirming Red Bull stay

Mercedes will have to look elsewhere for Lewis Hamilton replacement amid links to teenage star Andrea Kimi Antonelli

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Ben Hunt: Verstappen stays at Red Bull, but why didn't he just say it the first time?

It was a one-word answer that subsequently killed off any lingering doubt - if there was any - about where he would be driving next season.

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Verstappen: I will be driving for Red Bull in F1 2025

Max Verstappen has insisted he will race for Red Bull in Formula 1 2025 in an exchange with reporters over his vague answers on committing to the team in Austria.

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Mercedes will take "as long as possible" to make Antonelli F1 decision

Mercedes motorsport boss Toto Wolff says he will take “as long as possible” before committing to who will replace Ferrari-bound Lewis Hamilton at the Formula 1 team next year.

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Police finds no criminal offence in Mercedes F1 sabotage email claims

Northamptonshire Police have found no criminal offences over an anonymous email accusing the Mercedes Formula 1 team of dangerous sabotage of Lewis Hamilton's car.

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Why Mercedes feels it is closer to the top than it looked in F1's Spanish GP

Mercedes says its deficit to Red Bull and McLaren in Formula 1’s Spanish Grand Prix does not show the true picture of its potential

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Toto Wolff reports anti-Mercedes email to police and says abuse must stop

The email claimed Mercedes are sabotaging Lewis Hamilton’s season while Flavio Briatore has returned to the paddock with Alpine

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Mercedes Denies Sabotage Allegations Against Lewis Hamilton

Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff addresses police investigation into email alleging sabotage of Lewis Hamilton's performance at Spanish Grand Prix.

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Mercedes calls in police over anonymous Hamilton F1 sabotage email

Mercedes boss Toto Wolff has revealed that the police are involved in investigating the source of an anonymous email accusing the team of trying to deliberately sabotage Lewis Hamilton’s car.

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Mercedes go to police over email claiming Lewis Hamilton’s car was ‘sabotaged’

Mercedes have reported an anonymous email which claimed Lewis Hamilton’s car has been “sabotaged” to the police.

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Will F1 2024 go back to 'normal' as Red Bull flexes its Barcelona muscle?

The 2024 Formula 1 season has become a two or three or even four-horse race in recent races, but Red Bull is keen to re-assert its dominance on circuits that suit its car much better. McLaren and Ferrari had both been closing the gap to Red Bull since their respective…

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F1 Manager 2024: How to pre-order, release date and trailer for Formula 1 video game

The 2024 F1 season is well underway, and fans will soon get to experience running their own Formula 1 team. The latest game in the F1 Manager franchise has been announced and will allow fans to become the next Toto Wolff, Christian Horner or Fred Vasseur as they take on…

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Ben Hunt: The factors behind Mercedes’ prospective Antonelli gamble

Toto Wolff has all but confirmed Andrea Kimi Antonelli would be driving in Formula 1 next season - but is it not a big gamble for Mercedes?

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FIA warned the "ship has sailed" for F1 2026 engine tweaks

Amid the backdrop of the FIA admitting that its draft 2026 technical rules are going to need refining to make cars faster, one possibility that has emerged to help things is tweaking the engines. As part of a push to secure the headline 50-50 split of power input from the ICE and…

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