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The challenges facing Mercedes ahead of F1 2026

Will Mercedes’ title drought end this year?

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Mercedes 2026 F1 launch event: Watch here live, what you need to know

Mercedes will launch its 2026 W17 at an online event on 2 February featuring George Russell, Andrea Kimi Antonelli and Toto Wolff, alongside technical briefings on the new regulations and sustainable fuels

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Team by team: How Barcelona's F1 shakedown went for the 2026 field

Formula 1's 11-team grid received a first opportunity to sample its vastly different cars and power units in Barcelona, with differing results

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Why F1 Barcelona test couldn't have gone better for Mercedes, according to Andrew Shovlin

Mercedes is the favourite for both constructors' and drivers' title glory in F1 2026, especially as it backed up said promise by being the standout in this week's Barcelona shakedown

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What happened on day four of F1's secretive 2026 shakedown

Aston Martin finally gets on track, Mercedes continues to collect miles and McLaren's running was cut short on the fourth day of the Barcelona F1 shakedown

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Barcelona F1 shakedown Day 4: Mercedes reliable as Aston Martin makes overdue debut

Here's what we've learned from the fourth and penultimate day of Formula 1's 2026 Barcelona shakedown

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How Williams benefits from F1 Barcelona shakedown - despite no running

F1 held its first collective running of 2026 with a five-day shakedown in Barcelona, but Williams skipped it following trouble in car production

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Mercedes impresses in Barcelona F1 shakedown with first race sim

On only his second afternoon in the 2026 Mercedes Formula 1 car, Andrea Kimi Antonelli was already able to complete a race simulation

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Mercedes impresses with first race sim at F1's Barcelona shakedown

On only his second afternoon in the 2026 Mercedes Formula 1 car, Andrea Kimi Antonelli was already able to complete a race simulation

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Different, "but still a racing car" - Drivers share early verdict on F1's 2026 cars

Around half the Formula 1 grid took to the track on Monday with the series' all-new generation of cars for 2026, leading to a wide array of first impressions

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Complicated but "doable" - Drivers issue early verdict on the F1 2026 cars

Around half the Formula 1 grid took to the track on Monday with the series' all-new generation of cars for 2026, leading to a wide array of first impressions

Motorsport

Here's what happened on day one of F1’s secretive closed-door 2026 shakedown

Mercedes won the race to get out on track, but this has been a quiet day of information-gathering for the seven teams that ran - while heavy-handed security established an ever-expanding exclusion zone around the circuit perimeter

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What happened behind closed doors on day one of F1’s secretive 2026 shakedown

Mercedes won the race to get out on track but this has been a quiet day of information-gathering for the seven teams which ran, while heavy-handed security established an ever-expanding exclusion zone around the circuit perimeter

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Kimi Antonelli carries Olympic Torch in Italy before private F1 testing

Mercedes driver Andrea Kimi Antonelli carried the Olympic Flame in Italy before travelling to Barcelona for private F1 testing

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Mercedes 2026 F1 launch: When and where to watch live, what we know so far

Mercedes will reveal the W17 livery on 22 January ahead of a separate 2 February launch event

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Mercedes F1 expected to announce huge new multi-year partnership with technology giant

Mercedes will unveil its 2026 F1 livery on 22 January, with reports that it could also announce a major new partnership

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How F1 could solve its controversial 'Driving Standards Guidelines' problem

Since former F1 race director Charlie Whiting’s death in 2019, interventions by stewards and race control have become a major point of contention. Could this be fixed by having fewer rules, rather than more of them?

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One solution to the problem of F1's controversial 'Driving Standards Guidelines'

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Kimi Antonelli: Mercedes F1 suspension change cost me "two or three months"

Antonelli and his Mercedes Formula 1 team reflect on the costly suspension tweak that sent the Italian teenager's form into a tailspin through the middle part of 2025

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Antonelli explains why Mercedes F1 suspension change cost him "two or three months"

Kimi Antonelli and his Mercedes Formula 1 team reflect on the costly suspension tweak that sent the Italian teenager's form into a tailspin through the middle part of 2025

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Why Guenther Steiner believes Ollie Bearman is Ferrari-ready: "Obvious candidate"

Guenther Steiner picked Ollie Bearman as his 2025 rookie of the year after the Haas driver outscored team-mate Esteban Ocon

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Who was the best rookie of F1 2025? Our writers have their say

It is time to pick out our favourites of the 2025 Formula 1 season, concluding with the best rookie of the year

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Andrea Kimi Antonelli melts hearts as he delivers Christmas gifts to children's hospital

The Mercedes junior visited the Istituto Ortopedico Rizzoli ahead of Christmas, delivering gifts and spending time with young patients and staff

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F1 2025 recap: Carlos Sainz shines despite move to the midfield

After a rough start at Williams in the early rounds of 2025, Sainz rebuilt his - and the team's - standing in Formula 1

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Kimi Antonelli surprises go-karters as he goes undercover at Milton Keynes track

Andrea Kimi Antonelli went undercover at Daytona Milton Keynes during the winter break under the alias 'Henry Shovlin'

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