Key Highlights: Mercedes development driver Joshua Durksen completed a two-day Formula 1 test at Portimão in the Mercedes W16, becoming the first Paraguayan driver to pilot a modern F1 car. Paraguay’s president, Santiago Peña, personally phoned Durksen to congratulate him, calling the milestone “the dream of millions of Paraguayans.” Mercedes shared footage of the presidential ...
Key Highlights: Mercedes deputy technical director Simone Resta has revealed the team studied the “Macarena” rotating rear wing concept over a year ago but decided it was not the best overall compromise. Mercedes leads the 2025 Formula 1 Constructors’ Championship with 578 points — 134 ahead of Ferrari — without ever deploying the innovative wing ...
Key Highlights Mercedes-Benz Grand Prix Limited generated £633.4 million in revenue for the 2025 financial year, netting an after-tax profit of £125.9 million and distributing £125 million in dividends. Commercial strength drove performance, with over £415 million raised through sponsorships and partnerships, even as the team’s broadcast share declined to 13.2%. On track, Mercedes leads ...
Key Highlights: Mercedes split car specifications at the Singapore Grand Prix after an upgraded floor and bodywork package underperformed relative to expectations at Sepang. Budget cap regulations and unpredictable aerodynamic characteristics prompted the team to revert George Russell to his Baku-winning package while keeping Andrea Kimi Antonelli on the new setup. Mercedes also evaluated a ...
Key Highlights: Sky Sports analyst Karun Chandhok warns Mercedes should be “concerned” after its latest W17 aerodynamic upgrade failed to produce an expected performance boost. Kimi Antonelli evaluated the new parts at the Singapore Grand Prix, securing a third-place finish, while George Russell drove the older-specification car to ninth after starting 19th. Despite the performance ...
Key Highlights: Mercedes Team Principal Toto Wolff was spotted wearing two luxury IWC Schaffhausen watches simultaneously on his left wrist during the Singapore Grand Prix weekend. The dual-watch setup allowed Wolff to track both local Singapore track time and European time, keeping him aligned with Mercedes’ headquarters in Brackley and his family in Monaco. The ...
Key Highlights: Valtteri Bottas states that Cadillac’s new Silverstone setup surpasses the facilities of his former team, Mercedes. Teammate Sergio Perez echoed the praise, calling the advanced and newly built infrastructure the most impressive factory he has seen in his Formula 1 career. Despite world-class headquarters in the UK and ongoing construction in the US, ...
Key Highlights: Mercedes driver Kimi Antonelli has the opportunity to clinch the Formula 1 World Drivers’ Championship at the upcoming United States Grand Prix at Circuit of the Americas. If crowned, the 20-year-old would shatter Sebastian Vettel’s historic record as the youngest-ever world champion by more than three years and snap a 73-year Italian championship ...
Key Highlights: George Russell’s Singapore Grand Prix effort was compounded by a severe shortage of new spare parts following a heavy crash in Saturday’s sprint race. Mercedes was forced to rebuild Russell’s W17 using previously run, second-hand components after depleting its fresh carbon fiber inventory across the front wing, floor, front suspension, and rear assembly. ...
Key Highlights George Russell faces another inevitable grid penalty before the 2026 season ends as Mercedes prepares to introduce additional upgraded power unit components. Mercedes is strategically targeting the Las Vegas Grand Prix to take the grid drop, prioritizing a circuit layout with long straights that facilitate overtaking. Russell has shouldered development duties and hardware ...
Key Highlights: Kim Kardashian and Mercedes driver Andrea Kimi Antonelli playfully revived their viral “Towel-Gate” saga ahead of the 2026 Singapore Grand Prix. The ongoing paddock joke originated at the Monaco Grand Prix, where Kardashian accidentally took Antonelli’s post-win podium cool-down towel. Antonelli went on to claim third place at Marina Bay to protect his ...
Key Highlights: Mercedes Formula 1 team principal Toto Wolff was spotted driving an ultra-rare Mercedes-Benz CLK GTR through Monaco ahead of the United States Grand Prix. Built as an FIA GT Championship homologation special in the late 1990s, only 28 examples of the V12-powered supercar were ever manufactured. Originally certified as the world’s most expensive ...