BIZARRE: 2 - What They Never Told You

Why it took so long for Mercedes to expose failed F1 car upgrade

“Well,” Mercedes F1 boss Toto Wolff told reporters after the Hungarian Grand Prix, “that rear axle will be ending up in a bin somewhere, I guess…”

Motorsport · Aug 6, 2025

How Mercedes landed in a blind alley with its F1 car upgrade

“Well,” Mercedes F1 boss Toto Wolff told reporters after the Hungarian Grand Prix, “that rear axle will be ending up in a bin somewhere, I guess…”

Autosport · Aug 6, 2025

What Mercedes thinks is behind Antonelli's recent F1 2025 struggles

Recent changes to the Mercedes 2025 Formula 1 car may be to blame for the team's drop in form, according to trackside engineering director Andrew Shovlin, who theorises this is hurting rookie Andrea Kimi Antonelli more than his more experienced team-mate. 

Autosport · Jul 29, 2025

The new rules dilemma that will define the 2025 F1 season

Formula 1 teams will fire the starting gun tomorrow on their 2026 car designs, with a ban on development for the next generation rules finally lifted.

Autosport · Dec 31, 2024

Mercedes opens up on the factors that hurt Hamilton with the W15

Mercedes thinks a double whammy of sensitivity to brake locking and snaps of oversteer during qualifying runs were the trigger for the difficulties Lewis Hamilton had in 2024.

Autosport · Dec 26, 2024

Pirelli finding no evidence of repeat Qatar F1 tyre dramas

Pirelli’s initial analysis of tyres used in practice at Formula 1’s 2024 Qatar Grand Prix has revealed no evidence that the problems that blighted last year's race will be repeated.

Motorsport · Nov 29, 2024

Mercedes reveals main end-of-season focus with top-three rivals out of reach

Mercedes is set to use the final Formula 1 races of the season to gain further understanding of its weaknesses, having accepted it will finish fourth in the constructors' standings.

Autosport · Nov 14, 2024

What is behind Hamilton’s “devastating” F1 struggles

Lewis Hamilton and Mercedes would like nothing more than to end their 12 years together on a high.

Autosport · Nov 8, 2024

The data and symptoms behind Hamilton’s “devastating” F1 struggles

Lewis Hamilton and Mercedes would like nothing more than to end their 12 years together on a high.However, based on recent form, there is a very real risk that their time may finish not with a bang, but with a whimper. If things continue like they did in Brazil last…

Motorsport · Nov 8, 2024

How Mercedes upgrades have proved an instant hit at Austin

After a disappointing time since the Formula 1 summer break, George Russell’s front row start for the United States Grand Prix's sprint race has lifted hopes that a new upgrade package has hit the spot.

Motorsport · Oct 19, 2024